US Gov. Vocabulary
Across
- 4. rights/right cannot be given away or taken away.
- 5. effectively rests with a small number of people
- 8. fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government
- 9. Right/ political leaders were appointed by God to rule, and have the right to rule
- 10. Contract theory/ The most significant of the theories that of the "social contract"
- 11. has absolute power and authority
- 13. fundamental idea: Man's obedience to government is conditional upon the government's ability to protect men's rights
- 14. Democracy/officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections
Down
- 1. give their loyalty to a sovereign ruler, in return they're given back safety and security
- 2. system of government in which priests rule in the name of God
- 3. government or rule.
- 6. queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government
- 7. Rights/rights that you have as being an American citizen
- 12. Democracy/sovereignty is lodged in the assembly of all citizens who choose to participate.