Limited Government Crossword
Across
- 3. A political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers, usually by a written constitution.
- 6. The "Great Charter" agreed to by King John in 1215 that established the core idea that the monarch's power was not absolute.
- 8. The constitutional principle that every citizen is subject to the law, including lawgivers, leaders, and those who govern.
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- 1. The 1628 landmark document signed by King Charles I that prohibited the monarchy from levying taxes without consent or imprisoning citizens unlawfully.
- 2. A system of governance headed by a king or queen whose sovereign authority was historically challenged and reduced by early English charters
- 4. The 1689 document that guaranteed free parliamentary elections, the right to petition the monarch, and protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
- 5. The legislative, law-making body of Great Britain that gradually seized budgetary and legislative authority from the crown.
- 7. The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person, ensuring fair treatment through the judicial system.