Chapter 4: America's Political Heritage Buddy Guide

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Across
  1. 7. The Declaration of Independence listed ways the English government had ____________ ____________. (p. 98)
  2. 8. _________________ is another name for the English legislature. (p. 93)
  3. 10. The Roman republic offered the colonial legislatures a model of ____________________ government. (p.91)
  4. 11. Parliament (English legislature) raised taxes in the colonies in order to pay off huge ______ debts. (p. 96)
  5. 12. A _____________ is when the citizens elect representatives to make laws in this form of government? (p.92)
  6. 13. Direct democracy was first practiced in ______________. (p. 91)
  7. 16. of powers Writers Locke and Montesquieu inspired the colonists with the ideas of natural rights and _________________ _____ ___________. (p.94)
  8. 17. ___________ includes ignoring colonists' rights; the abuse of power. (p.89)
  9. 18. The English ______________ had final authority over the colonists. (p. 84)
Down
  1. 1. The Declaration of ____________________ outlined the reasons the colonists separated from Great Britain (England). (pgs. 97 and 98)
  2. 2. _____________ means the traditions passed down to us from generation to generation. (p.84)
  3. 3. A _____________ is a written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group. (p.99)
  4. 4. A ______________ is a document giving permission to create a government. (p.84)
  5. 5. _____________ ___________ are people’s rights to life, liberty, and property. (p. 94)
  6. 6. Both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights listed basic __________________. (pgs. 92 & 93)
  7. 9. A group of people chosen to make laws is a ________________. (p.84)
  8. 10. ____________________ means approval. (p.100)
  9. 14. The ___________ ____________ and the English Bill of Rights protected against tyranny. (p.92)
  10. 15. Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power remained with the ____________. (p.99)