Across
- 3. official approval
- 7. group of electors chosen by states
- 10. political leader from Connecticut proposed the Great Compromise
- 12. makes laws
- 13. set of laws of the new government where two levels of government shared fundamental powers
- 15. system where one branch is unable to dominate the other
- 19. Ordinanceof1785 congresses plan for surveying land
- 20. a Two house congress to satisfy both big and small states
Down
- 1. representative of Virginia known as the "Father of the Constitution
- 2. supporters of the constitution
- 4. states slaves counted as 3/5 of a person in states population
- 5. a series of 85 essays defending the Constitution
- 6. interpret laws
- 8. ten amendments made to the constitution
- 9. new government form that divides power between national power and state power
- 11. idea that government should be based off of the consent of the people
- 13. opposed strong government and were against the Constitution
- 14. carry's out laws
- 16. an alliance
- 17. Ordinanceof1787 congress plan for dividing the land into territories
- 18. farmers protest that caused panic through the nation
- 21. a government where citizens rule through representatives