Across
- 5. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches
- 9. A preliminary or opening statement
- 10. Any of the leading philosophical, political, or social thinkers of the French Enlightenment
- 11. A written document recording the system and limits of a government
- 12. Having intellectual insight and being open-minded and educated
Down
- 1. A rebirth in the 1700s and 1800s of the artistic forms of the ancient Greeks and Romans
- 2. A central government that relies on voters to elect officials to represent them
- 3. A new way of seeking truth that relied on observation, experimentation, and reasoning
- 4. A process of discovery for scientific investigation
- 6. A set of statements or principles made to explain a group of facts or phenomena
- 7. A gathering of people for social or intellectual discussions
- 8. An explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested