American Government study guide

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Across
  1. 2. this philosopher believed in avoiding concentrated power through branches or checks and balances
  2. 4. a two house congress
  3. 8. people who opposed constitution
  4. 13. a document granting rights, such as no taxes without consent provided a jury trial
  5. 15. Thomas Payne
  6. 17. the official resolution to declare independence from Great Britain
  7. 19. people who liked constitution
  8. 21. this is the known age of reason
  9. 22. incident that accidentally killed 3 people
  10. 23. a bicameral congress based on population
  11. 24. result of the Boston tea party which enforced quartering of troops
Down
  1. 1. a one house congress
  2. 3. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  3. 5. this term refers to the idea of representative government. Highly values citizen participation, public good, civic virtue.
  4. 6. the war that caused Britain to be in debt
  5. 7. written rules telling how to maintain peace and order
  6. 9. unicameral congress not based in population
  7. 10. for every 5 slaves, 3 will be counted towards the population
  8. 11. this document demonstrated the idea of limited government that the kings power was not absolute
  9. 12. suggested by Roger Sherman and includes the House of Representatives
  10. 14. theee branches of government
  11. 16. something that imposed taxes on tea, lead, glass, and paper
  12. 18. this document provided the principle of the individual rights. Gave parliament more power, protected freedom and religion and speech, and limited government power
  13. 20. An act that required a stamp on on paper