American Government Origins

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Across
  1. 3. Limited the power of King John in 1215
  2. 7. "Blank slate"
  3. 9. People want to own things that help them survive
  4. 10. Ruler
  5. 13. All citizens--even the government--has to follow the law
  6. 16. No branch of government has too much power
  7. 17. "Man is born free but everywhere is in chains"
  8. 18. Said that people are naturally tolerant and reasonable
  9. 19. Newspaper articles written to convince people to support freedom of expression
  10. 20. Three branches of government have different roles
  11. 21. People give up some freedoms in exchange for protection
  12. 22. Restricting government power
  13. 23. Said that people are "nasty, brutish, and short"
  14. 24. Monarchies are the problem, colonies should leave Great Britain
Down
  1. 1. "It is better to be feared than loved"
  2. 2. Limited the king further and granted rights to English subjects in 1689
  3. 4. Came up with the idea that powers should be "skewed" among three branches
  4. 5. People want to be as free as possible
  5. 6. Rights people are born with
  6. 8. Written by the Pilgrims to determine who was in charge
  7. 11. Form of government where rulers are kings who enjoy absolute power
  8. 12. Time before government, people can do whatever they want
  9. 14. Period in Europe where philosophers challenged the status quo of government
  10. 15. Government gets its power from the people who agree to consent to it
  11. 22. People want to live and will fight to survive