Vocab Unit 1.4

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Across
  1. 2. The United States of America; a synonym for our country
  2. 4. a political system in which government powers are restricted
  3. 7. the rights and liberties that all people have by virtue of being human
  4. 8. When government decisions, information, and spending are open and accessible to all citizens.
  5. 9. nobody is above the law
  6. 12. the right of accused persons to be brought before a judge to hear the charges against them
  7. 13. a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches
  8. 15. the ability of an owner to decide how to use private property such as land and possessions
  9. 16. dividing the government into three different groups so that no single group has all the power
Down
  1. 1. When a law or action goes against or violates the U.S. Constitution (or a state constitution)
  2. 3. All future generations of children and descendants who come after a person.
  3. 5. a form of protest in which people disobey a law they consider unjust
  4. 6. (to ratify) formal approval of an agreement, treaty, or constitution
  5. 10. everyone should be treated equally under the law
  6. 11. to order or decree something officially
  7. 14. opening paragraph of the U.S. Constitution, defines its purpose