civics

7. widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers
8. amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress
11. written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies
12. comprises the first ten amendments of the constitution

1. ensured that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
2. where individuals have certain rights
3. kept an equal vote in congress for each state
4. a system of government in which the legislature comprises two houses
5. was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary
6. best known for his book Leviathan
9. system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government
10. state in which power rests with the people or their representatives