Unit 1 Quiz

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Across
  1. 1. Type of democracy used in the United States
  2. 7. Rights to life, liberty, and property that come from nature, according to John Locke
  3. 8. Enlightenment philosopher who argued government exists to protect natural rights
  4. 10. System where all power is held by a central authority
  5. 13. Montesquieu’s idea of dividing government power among branches
  6. 15. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
  7. 19. Government ruled by a single person with unlimited power
  8. 20. Theory that people trade some freedoms for government protection
  9. 22. Document explaining why the colonies separated from Great Britain
  10. 23. Final characteristic of a state: population, territory, government, and _____
  11. 24. Principle that government officials must follow the law
  12. 25. Thomas Hobbes work arguing that strong government is needed to prevent disorder
Down
  1. 2. 1689 English document that limited royal power and protected citizens’ rights
  2. 3. Self-evident truth stated in the Declaration of Independence
  3. 4. 1215 English document signed by King John limiting the monarchy’s power
  4. 5. Enlightenment thinker who believed strong authority was needed to prevent chaos
  5. 6. Government controlled by a small, elite group
  6. 9. Government system where the president is elected by the people
  7. 11. Declaration of Independence phrase meaning government exists with the people’s permission
  8. 12. System where independent states unite under a weak central government
  9. 14. Principle that all government power comes from the people
  10. 16. Thomas Paine pamphlet that persuaded colonists to support independence
  11. 17. Government where the legislative branch chooses the executive leader
  12. 18. System designed to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
  13. 21. System where the people hold supreme political authority