Across
- 3. society has corrupted a potentially good human nature and only through society can morality be regenerated
- 5. the duty of government is to protect the natural rights of the people, which is believed to include life, liberty, and property
- 6. women should have the right to suffrage, hold office, own property, and serve in the military
- 7. religious breeds intolerance, hatred and bigotry
- 9. forms of government should vary according to climate and circumstance and separation of powers are to check the power of each branch of government
- 12. limited the kings power and ability to control the rights of the people
- 13. few people can't benefit from change, the many has to benefit from change
- 14. established England as a limited constitutional monarchy in which the power of the monarchy was severely limited by the laws and traditions established by parliament
- 15. stressed the rights of accused people to fair treatment
- 17. believed having a large middle class prevents the poor and the rich from being dominant
- 18. they are very wealthy and do not have the knowledge to run a government
Down
- 1. all subjects of a government should have the right to defend themselves against a government that does not support them any longer
- 2. government must be responsive to the will of the people
- 3. citizens vote for people to represent them and make laws
- 4. the foundation of law in the western world
- 6. all citizens would come to a meeting place to make and vote on laws
- 8. kings and queens used this to justify their right to rule and God chooses a family or person to rule, not everyone believed in this idea
- 10. rights that people have under the natural law, like the Declaration of Independence as an example
- 11. ideas about equality for women inspired early leaders of the women's rights movement in the United States
- 16. Tyrant; one ruler with complete power denies basic rights