The U.S. Constitution

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
a m d m e n
A statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document
2.
A n t - F e r a i s
3.
b i l o r g t s
A statement of fundamental ___ and privileges
4.
F e d r a s t
A member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized ___
5.
p a m b l
A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
6.
g e r m e n t
People who make and enforce a country's laws
7.
w s h n g t n
The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca
8.
m a o
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill
9.
c p r o i s e
A middle way between two extremes
10.
r g h s
An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (plural)
11.
m a i s o
4th President of the United States
12.
j u d i l
Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
13.
l i l a i v e
14.
e x e u t e
Persons who administer the law
15.
d e c l a a t
A formal public statement
16.
i d e n d e n e
The successful ending of the American Revolution
17.
d e o c r a
Government in which people vote for their leaders
18.
e l t o a l
19.
f e d e a i m
The idea of a ___ organization of more or less self-governing units
20.
l i m i t
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
21.
n j e r s e y p l
22.
v e n i P l a n
23.
r e p u l i a n m
The political orientation of those who hold that a ___ is the best form of government
24.
s n a e
The upper house of the United States Congress