Question

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B. Crossword. Read the clues and complete the crossword puzzle.
Across
3. Fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution
5. Under the Virginia Plan, these states would have more power
7. The branch that makes laws
9. States must treat their own citizens and other states'
citizens this way
12: The branch that interprets laws
13: The document that replaced the Articles
of Confederation
16One problem was that states charged these on goods from
other states
17. Under the Articles of Confederation, congress could not do this
to its laws, so states could just ignore laws
19. The Articles did not let Congress recruit this
20. States send these to Congress
22. Under the Articles, the U.S. did not have one of these
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i. The only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention
2. These were the "individuals" in the "confederation created by
the Articles
4. Under the New Jersey plan, these states would have more power
The branch that carries out laws
8.
In the House of Representatives, the number of votes a state
gets depends on its
9. The chamber of Congress where each state gets two votes
10. A group of individuals united for a purpose
th The Articles of Confederation was the first plan for a U.S.
44. One of two things people were afraid states might lose
15. The Articles of Confederation created a government that had
only one of these
18. The Constitution says laws passed by Congress are
to state laws.
21. One of two things people were afraid states might lose

Answer 1

The image of the crossword puzzle is attached below:

The clues provided in the crossword puzzle relate to the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and the government of the United States.

The terms that need to be filled in the crossword puzzle include "fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution," "the branch that makes laws," "the branch that interprets laws," "the document that replaced the Articles of Confederation," and "the chamber of Congress where each state gets two votes," among others.

The purpose of the crossword puzzle is to help students learn about the structure and function of the government of the United States and the historical events that led to the creation of the Constitution.