Civics Unit 3

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  1. 9. the first democratically-elected legislative body in British North America
  2. 10. pioneer of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment
  3. 11. original constitution
  4. 12. ensuring that political power is not concentrated int he hands of individuals or groups
  5. 13. limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances democratic election, and bolsters freedomofspeech
  6. 14. rights that people supposedly have under natural law
  7. 16. how slave population would be counted for taxation and representation in the house of representation
  8. 20. the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use
  9. 22. protects citizens right to practice their religion as they please
  10. 23. a doctrine that allowed federal territories to decide for themselves if they were free or slave states
  11. 24. a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in Congress and a of a popular vote by citizens
  12. 25. July 4th 1776
  13. 26. prohibits the government from establishing a religion
  14. 27. making it officially valid
  15. 28. policy of the British government from the early to mid-18th century regarding its North American colonies under which trade regulation
Down
  1. 1. defined the representation of each state would have in the legislature under the constitution
  2. 2. form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who vote on policy
  3. 3. proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches chosen by the legislature
  4. 4. people like John Locke, Charles Montesquieu,etc.
  5. 5. the prosecution of a same person twice for the same offense
  6. 6. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act
  7. 7. the quality of being in accordance with a political constitution
  8. 8. a charter of liberties
  9. 15. each state to have one vote in congress
  10. 17. philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers
  11. 18. all knowledge is derived from sensory experience
  12. 19. a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower
  13. 21. implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits