Across
- 3. a person who believed that a bill of rights was needed before ratifying the Constitution
- 5. country we beat in the American Revolution
- 6. 1st ten amendments to the Constitution
- 9. a term meaning we elect representatives to speak for us
- 12. where only 3 out of every 5 slaves counted towards representation in the south
- 14. "WE THEE PEOPLE" ; summarizes the Constitution at the beginning of the document
- 15. interprets the laws; constitutional or unconstitutional
- 17. where the delegates met to revise the Articles of Confederation
- 18. supposed to be the most powerful branch; makes laws
- 19. plan for adding addition states to the Union
Down
- 1. a person FOR the ratifying of the Constitution
- 2. America's first form of Government; weak
- 4. a complaint
- 7. rights given to us by our Creator; cannot be taken away
- 8. made up of the President and his Cabinet
- 10. term meaning power is shared between the national gov and the state gov
- 11. farmers tried to take over an arsenal because their farms has been taken away from them
- 13. believed that citizens had a right to overthrow the government if it could not protect them; a person
- 16. the compromise that creates our legislative branch
