All Things U.S. Constitution

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (6)
  2. 4. Government in which people vote for their leaders (9)
  3. 6. A vote to select the winner of a position or political office (8)
  4. 7. The highest federal ___ in the United States (12)
  5. 10. The United States (5)
  6. 12. The upper house of the United States Congress (6)
  7. 13. A determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase (7)
  8. 14. Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (7)
  2. 2. A statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (9)
  3. 5. The legislature of the United States government (8)
  4. 8. Elected leader of a country (9)
  5. 9. A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community (7)
  6. 11. Being able to act without being controlled (7)