U.S. Constitution Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. A system of government where people elect government officials to represent them
  2. 6. Having two houses or sections
  3. 9. The division of power between federal and state governments
  4. 11. To forcefully take someone or something
  5. 12. A change added to a legal document
  6. 13. The introduction of a document
  7. 14. An agreement where both sides have given up some of what they wanted in order to accomplish a goal
  8. 17. To be against or disapprove of
  9. 18. The body of Congress where states have votes based on population
  10. 20. Rights that cannot be taken away by citizens
  11. 21. The body of Congress where all states have an equal vote. All states have 2 senators
  12. 22. The document that explains how the government is laid out
  13. 24. Permission for something to happen or be done
  14. 25. A form of government where the people rule
Down
  1. 1. One branch of government sets limits of other branches
  2. 2. A basic law or idea
  3. 3. A meeting or gathering for a specific purpose
  4. 4. Written in October 1787in order for others to ratify the Constitution
  5. 7. something on behalf of another person or country
  6. 8. A complaint
  7. 9. Someone who supported a strong federal government
  8. 10. Someone who supported a strong state government
  9. 15. A condition or requirement in a legal document
  10. 16. To go against the laws of the Constitution
  11. 19. A written suggestion for a law
  12. 23. To officially reject an idea (or law)