Ideas that shape American Politics

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Across
  1. 2. American chief executive officer made twenty-six times more than a typical worker in his or her company(terms,33)
  2. 4. the idea that individuals, not the society or the community or the government are responsible for their own well-being(terms,23)
  3. 8. Ideas such as liberty, the fear of government, individualism, and the American dream together are the foundation of American culture(terms,H4)
  4. 9. offers an institutional framework for a diverse people with a wide-open definition of citizenship: Anyone born in the United States becomes a citizen(constituion,40)
  5. 11. Of the top 1 percent have more net worth than the 190 million people who make up 90 percent of American adults(Graph,29)
  6. 13. The will of the majority is a scared principle and the only sure guardian of the rights of man(quote,17)
  7. 14. A republic, madam-if you can keep it(quote,1)
Down
  1. 1. From 2010-2020 not having a religion has grown from 16.4% to 25.6%(graph,36)
  2. 3. Gridlock is a consequence of the institutions we have inherited(terms,42)
  3. 5. radicals met under trees they called liberty trees and erected poles they called liberty poles(picture,13)
  4. 6. Freedom is the absence of constraints(terms 14)
  5. 7. The Constitution builds that distrust into our governing rules by providing for limited government(constituion,22)
  6. 10. believe the rich and powerful have captured the government and unfairly dominate the economy and society(terms,20)
  7. 12. In no mood for bloodshed and quick retreat to his vessel and sailed ignominiously back to New York City(confused,19)