Across
- 5. A balance of power is a state of stability between competing forces.
- 6. The division of powers among the different branches of the government; in the United States, among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
- 8. The Constitution of the 13 original American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced by the U.S Constitution.
- 9. An imaginary situation of people living in a society without government and laws.
- 10. The rights to life, liberty and property which all people have because they are human beings.
- 11. The organization through which political authority is exercised in a society.
Down
- 1. A set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that describe the way a government is organized and operated.
- 2. The agreement among all the people in society to give up apart of their freedom to a government in return for the protection of their natural rights.
- 3. The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was writen.
- 4. An uprising by Massachusetts farmers in 1786 that convinced many people in the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed.
- 7. A person chosen to act for or represent others, as at a conventions.