The U.S. Constitution Crossword

a perliminary or preparatory statement, an introduction
the first ten amendments ti the U.S. Constitution
a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication
an article added to the U.S. Constitution
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated
an act of vesting the legistlative, executive, and judicial powers of government in seperate bodies
having the power to make laws
having the power to put, plans, actions, or laws into effect
of, by, or appropriate to court or judge
the lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies
the smaller upper assembly in the U.S. Congress
a national legislative body
political power independantly exercisable by both federal and state governments in the same field of legislation
a political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority
the clause in United States Constitution's Article VI, stating that all laws made furthering the constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the "supreme law of the land"
the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it offically valid
the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government
an agreement that large states and small statesreached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution
the original U.S. Constitution
the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
a person who advocates or supports a system of government
a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution