This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Government & Constitution has 15 clues. Answers range from 6 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
People who supported ratification of the constitution
The first ten amendments
The power of the court to determine the constitutionality of a government action
A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law
A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice is one State is returned to that State
A congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step towards admission to the Union
Those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise
The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government
Formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution
The authority of a court to hear a case
A method of putting a case before the Supreme Court; used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or rule of law that should apply in a case and asks the Supreme court to certify the answer to a specific question
A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law