Democracy & Tyranny Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. the idea that God created kings (monarchs) to rule over people
  2. 5. someone who uses logic and reasoning to think about the world and create new ideas
  3. 8. allowing citizens to rule through representatives
  4. 10. when one person has total control and authority
  5. 12. says that tyrants act selfishly - usually against what the people want
Down
  1. 1. Plato believed that _____________________ was the best form of government
  2. 3. when people make decisions, share power, and agree upon laws
  3. 4. a leader who takes power by birth
  4. 6. type of democracy where citizens vote on issues directly
  5. 7. a leader who seeks to gain absolute power and abuses that power
  6. 9. a philosophy book that Aristotle wrote
  7. 11. says that tyrants become corrupt because they love power and do not want to let it go