Across
- 2. branch headed by the Supreme Court
- 5. The articles were written to give the colonies some sense of a unified ________.
- 6. 1789 the year the first _________ met
- 8. place where the Constitutional Convention was held
- 11. the number of states present at the Constitutional Convention
Down
- 1. branch headed by the president
- 3. branch headed by Congress
- 4. the number of amendments that make up the Bill of Rights
- 7. built a "check and balance" system into the Constitution
- 9. The __________ of Confederation became effective on March 1, 1781
- 10. We have __________ branches of government
