Kiersten Engen Civics Crossword

1. The second attempt at writing out the governmental laws following the Articles of Confederation
4. The original constitution of the U.S. that gave too much power to the states and had to be replaced
5. A system of government where the people elect office holders to make laws for them in their favor
6. The start of the U.S. Constitution that tells you what the document will be about
7. The government only has as much power as the people let it have
8. A model for the Bill of rights in the Constitution
10. Written by Jefferson, it said that you were free to have your own opinions and religions... The Virginia Statute of..?
13. The document that said that the U.S. was no longer under English rule, and was "independent"
14. A system of government where the people rule
15. People let themselves be governed so that they can have their rights protected by the government

2. Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists
3. The first three lines of the U.S. Constitution
9. Everyone has to obey the law, including government officials such as the king
11. One of the freedoms listed in the first amendment that starts with an "s"
12. The first document representing the idea that the king had to follow the laws as well