American Government: Chapters 1+2

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Across
  1. 3. any system of public rule or authority
  2. 4. the concept of personal and political freedom
  3. 8. Democracy a government where the people directly affect the decisions of the government
  4. 9. an elite ruling class wields absolute power
  5. 10. power resides in a central government
  6. 11. the division of a nation's power among national, regional, and local governments
  7. 12. the people elect the executive
  8. 14. regional governments retain supremacy over the national government
  9. 15. this branch interprets the nation's laws
  10. 16. a political system based on the sovereignty of one person
Down
  1. 1. conformity to God's standard
  2. 2. this branch creates the laws
  3. 5. this branch enforces the nation's laws
  4. 6. the legislative branch elects the executive
  5. 7. a government where the people elect representatives
  6. 8. "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" is found in the...
  7. 13. a state of lawlessness due to the absence of government