Principles of American Democracy

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Across
  1. 2. delegates attended in 1787
  2. 7. he gave us the idea of popular sovereignty
  3. 8. gov't decisions are made by all citizens
  4. 11. this combined Virgina/New Jersey Plans
  5. 12. gov't based on laws, no one is above the law
  6. 14. general will of the people
  7. 17. branches of gov't check each other
  8. 21. rights all humans are born with
  9. 23. US breakup letter with Britain
  10. 24. a state's power within its territory
  11. 25. representative gov't with elected official
  12. 26. he gave us the idea of natural rights
Down
  1. 1. article 1 of the constitution
  2. 3. first governing document, failed
  3. 4. article 3 of the constitution
  4. 5. power limited, rights for citizens
  5. 6. most citizens set a law others have to obey
  6. 9. he gave us the idea of separation of powers
  7. 10. goods provided by gov't for all to use
  8. 13. idea that gov't is based on principles
  9. 15. the legal right to exercise power
  10. 16. give up freedom for protection of gov't
  11. 18. institution state uses to accomplish goals
  12. 19. process of deciding who gets what and when
  13. 20. article 2 of the constitution
  14. 22. power is validated by the governed