A Look at the Costitution

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army (7)
  2. 7. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (12)
  3. 10. A large formal assembly (10)
  4. 11. A ___ of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote (7)
  5. 12. A politician who is running for public office (9)
  6. 13. A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat (4)
  7. 14. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (3)
  8. 15. The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (6)

Down

  1. 1. Of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state (5)
  2. 2. A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty (7)
  3. 3. A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (6)
  4. 5. A statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (9)
  5. 6. The status of a ___ with rights and duties (11)
  6. 8. All the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is (8)
  7. 9. The legislature of the United States government (8)
  8. 11. A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (8)