American Government Origins

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Across
  1. 5. Helped Pilgrims determine who was in charge
  2. 8. Government gets its power from the people
  3. 9. Purpose of government is to protect natural rights
  4. 12. "Man is born free but everywhere is in chains"
  5. 16. People give up some rights in exchange for protection
  6. 17. Newspaper articles promoting the freedom of expression
  7. 19. People want to live and will fight to survive
  8. 20. Ruler
  9. 21. "Nasty, brutish, and short", created the idea of a social contract
Down
  1. 1. The restricting of government power
  2. 2. Came up with the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances
  3. 3. People want to own things that help them survive
  4. 4. People want to be as free as possible
  5. 6. Blank slate
  6. 7. Time before government, no rules
  7. 10. "It is better to be feared than loved"
  8. 11. Limited the power of King John in 1215
  9. 13. A period in Europe when philosophers challenged the status quo
  10. 14. Rights people are born with
  11. 15. A king enjoys absolute rule and unlimited authority
  12. 18. All citizens must follow the law, even the government