Ideas that shape American Politics

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Across
  1. 4. Many social scientists conclude that the chance of moving up—...-is fading in the United States.(graph,30)
  2. 7. During the Revolutionary War, radicals met under trees they called (picture,13)
  3. 8. “Democracies have always been spectacles of turbulence and contention." Says, ___ (quote,19)
  4. 10. Many people believe that the United States is a unique nation, different from every other. That view is known as American(term,12)
  5. 11. The people rule indirectly through their elected representatives.(term,21)
  6. 13. "If the people cannot govern themselves", asked ____, "how can they possibly be trusted with the government of others?"(quote,18)
  7. 14. Involves citizen participation in making government decisions.(term,17)
Down
  1. 1. Between 1949 and 1979, those on the__ saw their earnings grow faster than those on the top.(graph,29)
  2. 2. The freedom to pursue one’s goals.(term,16)
  3. 3. One of the big eight ideas in the Declaration of independence is, "live by Faith in ___". (declaration, 10)
  4. 5. Freedom is the absence of constraints.(term,15)
  5. 6. believe the rich and powerful have captured the government and unfairly dominate the economy and society.(term,20)
  6. 9. The Declaration’s glittering promise to “____” the rights of every citizen.(declaration,11)
  7. 12. —or the freedom to pursue your goals—is the most often invoked American value.(confused,14)