Making A Nation
Lesson Seven

CONSTITUTIONAL WEB POWER

The words and names below were familiar to the early leaders of our nation. Are they to you? Unscramble the letters below. Then, find the right description.
Hint: Capital letters indicate the first letter of a name.

	WORD	DESCRIPTION
Example: eGerog ansoM	George Mason	J
1. gaelerusitl
2. enmdmeant
3. ldeteage
4. torhn
5. trfyai
6. peysed alrti
7. ahidpeihllaP
8. serps
9. sjoibnceto
10. twrnraa
11. oGegre naWtnsohgi
12. ilbl fo strhgi
13. shekcc dan lesbnaca
14. xctieevue
15. rcjdyuaii

Descriptions

A. Mason thought that this region of the nation had too much power.

B. right of person who is accused of a crime.

C. added to the Constitution in 1791.

D. the president of the Federal Convention.

E. each section in the Bill of Rights.

F. right important to reporters.

G. Mason wrote these on the back of his draft of the Constitution.

H. The highest court in the nation is a part of this branch of government.

I. This legal document is needed in order to search a person's belongings or home.

J. This man fought to limit slavery.

K. Mason wanted a council of advisors to be added to this branch of government.

L. branch of government that makes laws.

M. city where Federal Convention was held.

N. to approve the Constitution.

O. representative to Federal Convention.

P. This system limited the powers of each branch of government.

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Have a Constitutional spelling bee with the unscrambled words.

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