The Constitution

A puzzle about basic Constitutional concepts and facts

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Across 1. There is a system of "checks and ______" in the three branches of government. 6. Number of reasons for the Constitution in the preamble 7. The President is actually elected by the _________ College. 8. America previously was governed under the Articles of ________. 12. The supreme law of the land 13. The branch of government that holds the President 14. Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the ______.

Down 2. There are nine members of this high court. 3. Delegates met here in 1787 to reform the American government. 4. This state was the first of the original 13 to ratify the Constitution. 5. The first ten changes to the Constitution guarantee many basic American rights. 9. 27 ________, or changes, to the Constitution have been made. 10. The Constitution is kept in Washington, D.C. at the National ________. 11. Which President has used his veto power the most when he disagreed with Congress?

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