Across
- 4. to apply for or to
- 8. Court System- interprets the laws passed by the Legislative Branch- decides if a law is Constitutional
- 11. lawmaking branch of government
- 13. something added to a document-change made to constitution
- 14. proportional to each states population-Lower House
- 16. fallen in value
- 19. parts of the Constitution that describe the powers and responsibilities of each branch
- 20. sharing power between federal and state governments
- 21. freeing of individual enslaved persons
- 22. Approve
Down
- 1. government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
- 2. Supporters of the new Constitution
- 3. the roles of the three branches of government that check or limit the others so that no single branch can dominate the others
- 5. America’s first constitution-provided for a new central government-where states gave up little of their power
- 6. an agreement between two or more sides
- 7. movement in the 1700s that promoted knowledge reason and science
- 9. the office of the President-enforces the laws passed by the legislative branch –CEO
- 10. corresponding in size
- 12. plan of government
- 15. special group of people selected by each states voters to select a President
- 17. two-house legislature-to divide power of government
- 18. period when economic activity is slowed
