Influence of Historical Documents

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Across
  1. 2. Carta a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215
  2. 5. of law the idea that those who govern must follow the laws; no one is above the law
  3. 7. a set of things that people believe they should be free to do
  4. 9. monarchy a system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature and agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws, also known as a constitutional monarchy
  5. 11. popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government
Down
  1. 1. Compact an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620
  2. 3. process the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected
  3. 4. the introduction to the U.S. Constitution
  4. 6. bill of rights a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689
  5. 8. Sense a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England
  6. 10. an official agreement made by two or more parties