Across
- 2. - Amendment that gives us the rights of free speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly
- 8. - The national legislative branch
- 12. - Powers used to help the national government carry out its enumerated powers
- 13. - A system of government where power originates with the individual states
- 14. - The Father of the Constitution (last name only!)
- 16. - Amendment that protects Americans from "unreasonable searches and seizures."
- 17. - Opinion by members of the Supreme Court who agree with the majority opinion but for different reasons
- 20. - A change to the Constitution
- 21. - Powers that no level of government has
- 23. - Supporters of ratifying the Constitution
- 26. - Ideology shared by most members of the Democratic Party
- 27. - The Congress getting enough votes to bypass a president's veto
- 28. - Powers listed in the Constitution
Down
- 1. - Opinion by the Supreme Court, made by the justices who disagreed with the majority opinion
- 3. - Powers shared by the national and state governments
- 4. - A third party that advocates very small national government in both economic and social issues
- 5. - Division of power between the national and state governments
- 6. - A philosopher who popularized the concept of natural rights (last name only!)
- 7. - A group of 15 advisors to the president
- 9. - Money paid to be released from jail until trial
- 10. - Amendment that gives us due process protections from the national government
- 11. - Opinion reached by the Supreme Court when the majority decide on a particular case
- 13. - Ideology shared by most members of the Republican Party
- 15. - Leader of the national executive branch
- 18. - The house of Congress with 100 members
- 19. - Powers given to the states
- 22. - A court case that involves two parties in a dispute over money (one word!)
- 24. - A term that usually refers to a two-house legislature
- 25. - The rejection of a bill by the president