Bill of Rights

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class (8)
  2. 6. A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (8)
  3. 10. A statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (9)
  4. 11. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (12)

Down

  1. 1. Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (7)
  2. 2. A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court (4)
  3. 3. Being able to act without being controlled (7)
  4. 5. System of faith and worship (8)
  5. 7. A coat of arms that occupies one ___ of an escutcheon (10)
  6. 8. The English language as used in the United States (8)
  7. 9. The part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person (plural) (4)
  8. 12. The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (6)