Across
- 2. a government that functions within set boundaries; not absolute
- 6. an appeal the government
- 7. Placed the power of Parliament over the monarchy
- 10. the protection of basic rights pertaining to lives and property; based on custom and precedent rather than set laws
- 11. “Great Charter” - stated the rights of the lords and limited the power of the Monarch; King John - 1215
- 12. rights that each citizen hold naturally; basic human rights
- 13. outlines the rights of citizens and responsibilities of government
Down
- 1. the idea that a monarch’s power came from God, granting absolute, unlimited authority
- 3. limited the power of the king by asking that he honor the rights stated in the Magna Carta
- 4. military government - suspends ordinary law
- 5. established that no one was above the law, not even a monarch
- 8. a law-making body
- 9. social system in the Middle Ages structured like a pyramid with a monarch on top and citizens on bottom