US Gov Chapter 2

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Across
  1. 5. : First ten amendments protecting freedoms
  2. 6. : Plan favoring small states with equal representation
  3. 10. : Declared by colonies in 1776
  4. 15. : Plan favoring large states with representation based on population
  5. 17. : One-house legislature
  6. 18. : Main author of the Declaration of Independence
  7. 19. : Two-chamber legislature
  8. 20. : Compromise counting part of enslaved population for representation
Down
  1. 1. : Belief in representative government, civic virtue, and the public good
  2. 2. : Combined large and small state plans; created bicameral legislature
  3. 3. : Document establishing rule of law and limiting the king’s power
  4. 4. : First form of national government adopted in 1777
  5. 7. : Philosopher who believed in natural rights to life, liberty, and property
  6. 8. : Group supporting the Constitution
  7. 9. : Agreement that people form government to protect rights
  8. 11. : System created to elect the president
  9. 12. : Limited the king’s power; guaranteed free speech and protection from cruel punishment
  10. 13. : Type of government that is subject to strict limits on power
  11. 14. : Rights described as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
  12. 16. : Idea that people should have a say in their own government