Gov Unit 2 Priority Words

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Across
  1. 2. A Babylonian legal code of ancient Mesopotamia dating back to about 1754 B.C.
  2. 6. A legislature made up of two chambers or houses
  3. 11. A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
  4. 13. The first government of the United States.
  5. 15. The idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is only justified when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised
  6. 18. An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection
  7. 19. Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. The Declaration of Independence lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as examples of these
  8. 21. A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly
  9. 22. The principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced
  10. 23. An agreement reached at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the population of slaves would be counted for enumeration purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives.
  11. 25. An agreement that both large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  12. 26. Opponents of the constitution, who generally favored a weaker central government and insisted on a Bill of Rights.
Down
  1. 1. An unofficial British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to Great Britain
  2. 3. The founding document of the United States, adopted on July 4,1776. This announces separation from Great Britain
  3. 4. The right or duty of the people of a country to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests and/or threatens the safety of the public without cause
  4. 5. Proponents of the constitution. They were typically wealthy merchants, planters, and lawyers who favored a strong central government.
  5. 7. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating for independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
  6. 8. The first governing document of Plymouth Colony, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620
  7. 9. Rights that cannot be given away, transferred, or sold to another person
  8. 10. A proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
  9. 12. The legislative body of the American colonies during the revolutionary period
  10. 14. A form of government in which the people elect officials to create laws and policies on their behalf.
  11. 16. The group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America founded between 1607 and 1733
  12. 17. The first attempt by the Romans to create a code of law.
  13. 20. A charter of early British government which influences the Constitution
  14. 24. A European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition