Across
- 2. “Father of the Constitution”.
- 3. The highest court in the U.S.
- 6. Amendment that granted women the right to vote.
- 8. Having two legislative houses for making laws.
- 11. The power to stop a law from being passed.
- 13. Branch that carries out laws.
- 15. Amendment that protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
- 19. Branch that evaluates laws.
- 20. Amendment that ensures the right to a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury and the right to legal counsel.
- 22. Amendment that prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages and later got repealed.
- 23. Amendment that protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines.
- 26. Amendment that prohibits the denial of voting rights on the basis of race, color, or previous servitude.
- 27. Amendment that modified the procedure for electing the President and Vice President, requiring separate ballots for each office.
- 28. Amendment that grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States and ensures equal protection under the law.
- 29. Amendment that establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people of the state.
- 31. Amendment that reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.
Down
- 1. Amendment that gives Congress the power to levy income taxes.
- 4. Introduction to the U.S. Constitution that expresses the government’s goals.
- 5. Amendment that guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases.
- 7. How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
- 9. Amendment that protects the right to bear arms.
- 10. “Lame duck amendment”.
- 12. Amendment that gaurantees freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
- 14. The supreme law of the U.S.
- 16. Amendment that prohibits the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers in peacetime without their consent.
- 17. Amendment that protects states from being sued by citizens of other states or foreign countries in federal court.
- 18. Branch that makes laws
- 21. The system of government where power is divided among the national and state levels.
- 24. Amendment that abolished slavery.
- 25. Amendment that gaurantees the right to remain silent, protection against double jeopardy, and the right to due process of law.
- 30. Amendment that states that the Constitution’s enumeration of certain rights does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.
