Unit 1 Foundations of Government

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Across
  1. 3. In a democratic system of government, the people rule.
  2. 4. Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States.
  3. 5. Citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of their rights.
  4. 7. Stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.
  5. 11. Government is not all-powerful and may only do those things the people have given it the power to do.
  6. 12. Guaranteed the rights of the Englishmen to the colonists.
  7. 14. In a representative system of government, the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people’s behalf.
  8. 15. Established for the first time the principle that everyone including the king was subject to the law, and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms.
  9. 16. first ten (1-10) amendments to the U.S. Constitution. They were influenced by the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
  10. 18. A change to the U.S. Constitution.
Down
  1. 1. An attempt to initiate some type of action.
  2. 2. Established the structure of the United States government.
  3. 6. Introduction to the U.S. Constitution which states its goals or purposes.
  4. 8. Document adopted in 1776 that declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain.
  5. 9. Document that established the first form of national government for the United States and created a weak central government.
  6. 10. Everyone, including government officials, must follow the law.
  7. 13. Rights that cannot be taken away (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness).
  8. 17. To approve.