Across
- 3. a government that is run solely by a king, queen, or emperor usually based on heredity
- 4. the individuals who supported the adoption of the Constitution
- 5. refers to citizens chosen to serve as electors responsible for voting for the president and vice president following November general election
- 7. an agreement among members of a society to give up individual freedoms to the government in exchange for the government protecting their natural rights
- 8. a royal charter signed in 1215 by King John that offered a group of barons protection to practice their religion, protections from illegal imprisonment, and the right to swift justice in legal affairs
- 10. a system of government where the same territory is controlled by 2 levels of government with one overarching national government
- 11. of powers the division of responsibilities between different branches of government in order to help keep one branch from becoming more powerful than another
- 12. the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that were ratified in 1791 that guarantees specific rights and freedoms to the people and states
- 13. part of an invitation from Parliament to seat King William and Queen Mary as the new monarchs after King James II had been overthrown that required them to limit their own power and extend many civil rights to the English people
- 14. a Constitutional principle that allows each branch of the government to check one another to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
- 15. a government system where there are limits put on the powers of the government
Down
- 1. a system of government where the members of society have the ability to make policy decisions for the whole of the society
- 2. a government whose power is limited by constitution
- 6. individuals who were opposed to the adoption of the Constitution
- 9. the first governing document of the United States following the Declaration of Independence