Across
- 1. the part of the United States government that makes laws
- 3. part of the United States government administering justice
- 4. of a government with central and regional authorities
- 10. the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
- 12. the system or form by which a community is ruled
- 13. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- 14. a political system governed by a few people
- 20. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
- 24. the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
- 25. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
Down
- 2. a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
- 5. government divided between central and regional powers
- 6. part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
- 7. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
- 8. a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
- 9. a state of lawlessness and disorder
- 11. making something valid by formally confirming it
- 15. a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
- 16. a cruel and oppressive dictator
- 17. the act of forming or establishing something
- 18. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- 19. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
- 21. government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
- 22. a statement of fundamental freedoms and privileges
- 23. a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
