US Constitution

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