Autumn Goldsmith Unit 1

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Across
  1. 4. two chamber legislature
  2. 5. government under the rule of a small group of religious leaders
  3. 6. power of the monarch is limited by law
  4. 8. Where did the seeds of democracy take root?
  5. 10. What was the first attempt to limit the English monarchy?
  6. 12. Who became king of England in 1760?
  7. 15. a small group of powerful people who make most government decisions for their own benefit
  8. 16. citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf *government by the people
  9. 17. formally approved
  10. 19. How many states sent representatives?
  11. 21. when Parliament offered English crown to William and Mary of Orange if they signed the English Bill of Rights
  12. 22. Who did the magna Carta protect?
  13. 23. often achieved power by violently overthrowing a government and
  14. 24. agreement where the English king gave the colonists the right to establish a colony
  15. 25. principle that states all people possess a fundamental moral worth that entitles them to fair treatment under the law and equal opportunity in all aspects of life
  16. 26. power is inherited government is headed by one person such as a king or queen who exercises supreme authority
  17. 27. belief that ordinary people could aspire to rule themselves as politcal equals
  18. 28. How many states ended up ratifying the Constitution?
Down
  1. 1. required a government tax stamp on paper goods and legal documents
  2. 2. the ability of people to act and think as they choose, so long as their choices do not harm the liberty of others aka freedom
  3. 3. What do delegates at the first Continental Congress send George III?
  4. 7. a conception of something in its most perfect form
  5. 9. Who is the father of the Constitution?
  6. 11. works best in small communities citizens are the ultimate source of authority
  7. 13. Which state refuses to send a delegate to the first Constitutional Convention?
  8. 14. What did the second Continental Congress organize?
  9. 18. British troops clashed with colonial militia of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts
  10. 19. seek to dominate all aspects of society government, economy, and people's beliefs and actions
  11. 20. What were the delegates that attended the constitutional convention called?