The U.S. CONSTITUTION

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Being able to act without being controlled (7)
  2. 3. A division of some larger or more complex organization (plural) (8)
  3. 4. Position ten in a countable series of things (5)
  4. 5. The state of demanding notice or attention (5)
  5. 10. Elected leader of a country (9)
  6. 11. The legislature of the United States government (8)
  7. 12. A vote that blocks a decision (4)
  8. 13. A statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (9)
  9. 14. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (12)
  10. 15. The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at ___ of the bases (5)
  11. 16. The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (6)

Down

  1. 2. Persons who administer the law (9)
  2. 6. The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation (plural) (6)
  3. 7. People who make and enforce a country's laws (10)
  4. 8. A statement of fundamental ___ and privileges (12)
  5. 9. System of faith and worship (8)