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Constitutional Convention

Use Chapter 7, Section 2 in your textbook to answer these questions.
Horizontales
the group that elects the U.S. president; each state receives as many electors as it has congressional representatives and senators combined
the highest court in the United States
the concept that state governments have certain powers the federal government cannot overrule
delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention who helped shape the content and structure of the U.S. Constitution
a group of countries or states that allows the members to trade freely among them
the branch of the U.S. government led by Congress; responsible for making the law
a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution for the United States
the branch of the U.S. government that includes the courts and legal system, led by the Supreme Court; responsible for interpreting the law
the division of governmental power among the three branches of U.S. government: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch
a clause in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to make laws concerning foreign trade as well as trade among the states and with Native American nations
The head of the executive branch of the federal government and is constitutionally obligated to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed"
Verticales
the system established by the U.S. Constitution that gives each of the branches of government the power to limit the power of the other two
the agreement that determined that only three-fifths of the total population of enslaved persons in a state would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation
a clause in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution that established the United States would not consider prohibiting the international slave trade in the United States until 1808
a clause in Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution that prevented free states from emancipating enslaved workers who had escaped from their masters in other states
the support of a government where power is shared between the central, national government and that of states or provinces
The final battle of the American Revolution
the branch of the U.S. government headed by the president; responsible for enforcing the law
a person chosen or elected to represent a group of people
Opposite of war
"Lion's Mane" is a large type of mush____