Influences on American Government

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Across
  1. 1. Intellectual movement started in Western Europe which spread ideas to Europe and colonies via the printing press and faster transportation.
  2. 4. Established clear limits on monarchs and outlined rights and protections of citizens.
  3. 5. Life, liberty and property are _________, which every person is born with regardless of status.
  4. 7. Act that ensured religious tolerance and influenced American religious freedom.
  5. 8. The execution of a social contract.
  6. 10. When citizens are ignorant of what is going on in their government.
Down
  1. 2. Enlightenment thinker who believed that the government needed to be strong and controlling over its people (liked the idea of autocracy).
  2. 3. Era in which logic and reasoning were stressed and skepticism of ideas was encouraged.
  3. 6. Enlightenment thinker who believed that no person has naturally given control over others.
  4. 9. Document that stated that leaders can't have unlimited power and can be checked by their people.