US Constitution Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches
  2. 3. writers and framers of the Constitution
  3. 4. branch of the government that is the law-making part of the government
  4. 5. "lower" house of Congress in which the number of each state's representatives is based on its population
  5. 7. a series of essays by Alexander Hamilton supporting the Constitution
  6. 8. a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them
  7. 9. an opponent of a strong federal government
  8. 11. branch of the government that interprets the laws through its decisions in legal cases
  9. 12. "senior" or "upper" house of Congress in which each state has two representatives
  10. 14. having to do with being a citizen
  11. 15. a supporter of a strong federal government
Down
  1. 2. to approve
  2. 3. an economic system in which businesses compete freely with little government control
  3. 6. highest level of the judicial branch of the federal government;the highest court in the country
  4. 9. to change
  5. 10. a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority
  6. 13. branch of the government headed by a president or governor that carries out the laws