Across
- 4. ensure the government obeys the laws set forth in the Constitution
- 5. consent to be ruled/governed
- 7. created 3 branches of government with separate powers and functions
- 9. sets limits on the powers of the government to avoid an all powerful ruler such as a King
Down
- 1. rights citizens wanted to ensure the government could not remove (Bill of Rights)
- 2. the concept that a government's power comes from the people it governs or rules
- 3. division of power between national and state governments
- 6. prevents any one branch of government from dominating or becoming too powerful
- 8. also known as representative democracy, people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf