7 principles of goverment

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Across
  1. 2. A philosophy of government where citizens elect representatives to make laws and exercise power on their behalf.
  2. 4. The principle ensuring that the government only has the powers granted to it by the Constitution, preventing it from becoming all-powerful.
  3. 5. The principle that government power comes directly from the consent of the governed; political rule by the people.
  4. 7. The division of government responsibilities into three distinct branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any single group from gaining total control.
Down
  1. 1. A system that divides and shares power between a central national government and individual state governments.
  2. 3. The system that gives each branch of government the power to change, override, or vote against the actions of the other branches.
  3. 6. Personal liberties and privileges guaranteed to citizens, protected from government infringement by the Bill of Amendments.