American Government Unit 1 Review

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Across
  1. 4. Our first American written plan of government; despite its weaknesses!
  2. 6. branch that enforces and administers laws
  3. 10. 1215 King John document that established the king was not all-powerful
  4. 11. Philosopher who suggested 3 branches of government and checks and balances
  5. 12. the formal name for a “country” with 4 elements
  6. 14. philosopher who wrote about the dangers of “mob rule” in Leviathan
  7. 16. government characteristic that declares government is not all-powerful and must follow rules
  8. 19. the term used to express that the people have a voice in government
  9. 21. philosopher who believed you should protest injustices against natural rights
  10. 24. “Party” held in the harbor in Massachusetts to object to taxation
  11. 25. government is not accountable to the people in this government system
  12. 27. formal approval
  13. 29. lack of government
  14. 32. ultimate political authority rests with the people in this government system
  15. 34. philosopher who believed “All” people should have a voice in government
  16. 35. centralized government where the distribution of power is in the national government
  17. 36. representatives
  18. 38. theory that says the States’ leaders were chosen by god
  19. 39. type of colony in which the governor was chosen by the owner of the colony
Down
  1. 1. theory that says States developed from families to clans to tribes
  2. 2. localized distribution of power in which most power rests at the local level Presidential executive and legislative branches of government are separate and co-equal
  3. 3. distribution of power where both a centralized government and localized government share authority and decision making
  4. 5. institution which States use to enforce policies
  5. 7. branch that makes laws and policies
  6. 8. American document which had 3 parts (Intro, complaints, signatures) to announce the break from England.
  7. 9. 1628 document that limited the King’s power and declared even tht eking must obey the law.
  8. 13. theory that says States developed through the use of strength/power
  9. 15. 1688 document which specifically listed the rights of the people
  10. 17. government form where religion dominates & can be combined with other types too.
  11. 18. government form that denies rights and doesn’t follow the rule of law
  12. 20. allows a State to decide its own policies
  13. 22. our first American form of national government
  14. 23. people in a State
  15. 26. branch that interprets laws
  16. 28. 1754 idea to unite the colonies against attack and unify business interests
  17. 30. executive leader is chosen from among the legislative branch of government
  18. 31. last name of the former colonial soldier leading a riot in Massachusetts over debts
  19. 33. theory that natural law inevitably created a bond between the people to come together through mutual agreement.
  20. 37. known and recognized boundaries