This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Government & Constitution has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The name for the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These amendments guarantee many personal freedoms and serve to protect the national rights of liberty and proberty
Those who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and favored a weak national government
Those who supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and favored a strong national government
What state was the 8th to ratify the Constitution
What state was the 9th to ratify the Constitution
This Compromise counted 5 slaves as 3 for the purposes of determining representation and taxation
The idea that the authority for government comes from the people
Dividing government powers up between national state
The idea that the unalienable rights are guaranteed to a citizens in the preamble and the bill of rights
Each branch can check the power of the other to keep one branch from having too much power
The idea that the government derives its power from the people
The powers of the government are restricted by the constitution and the bill of rights
The creation of a 3 branch government to limit power of any one branch
New Jersey plan was for ______ states
Virginia plan was for ______ states
This was another name for the Connecticut copromise
Who did the anti federalists feel would have the most power in a strong national government
men from the backcountry had very little
states in the ______ wanted the national government to have power over their states power
Representation based on population