Across
- 2. This document was written in 1689 and gave average citizens more rights and said parliamentary elections should be held regularly
- 5. This is when sponsors of an amendment gather signatures on a petition
- 9. This is a feeling of love and devotion towards one's country
- 11. This is a person that owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections
- 13. This is a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority
- 15. This means that people have the right to alter or abolish their government
- 17. This document was written in 1215 and said that even kings had to obey the law and that nobles have basic rights
- 18. This is the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice.
- 19. These are people that favored the Constitution and a strong federal government
- 20. This is where the President rejects bills passed by Congress
Down
- 1. This law set up a government for the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains, guaranteed basic rights to settlers, and outlawed slavery there
- 3. This was the first American Constitution that created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
- 4. This is when you complete the official legal process for becoming a citizen if you are born outside the United States
- 6. This called for the legislature to have one house where all representation was equal no matter what a state's population was
- 7. These are people that favored a bill of rights and a weak federal government
- 8. This called for the legislature to have two houses and that representation is based on population
- 10. This is when a citizen has the responsibility to serve on a jury when called
- 12. This is when the House of Representatives brings charges of serious wrongdoing against the President
- 14. This is a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives
- 16. This is a person that is not a citizen but lives in the country legally