The U.S. Constitution
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. amendment
A. The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca
2. bill of rights
B. An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (plural)
3. Federalist
C. The upper house of the United States Congress
4. preamble
D. A formal public statement
5. government
E. A middle way between two extremes
6. washington
F. American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill
7. mason
G. Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
8. compromise
H. A statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document
9. rights
I. Persons who administer the law
10. madison
J. People who make and enforce a country's laws
11. judicial
K. Government in which people vote for their leaders
12. executive
L. A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
13. declaration
M. The successful ending of the American Revolution
14. independence
N. The political orientation of those who hold that a ___ is the best form of government
15. democracy
O. 4th President of the United States
16. federalism
P. A statement of fundamental ___ and privileges
17. limited
Q. Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
18. republicanism
R. The idea of a ___ organization of more or less self-governing units
19. senate
S. A member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized ___