Across
- 2. The power to make laws and self-govern.
- 3. A principle of government under which separate branches are able to prevent actions and abuses of power by other branches.
- 7. The principle that people give consent to be governed, with authority of the government coming from its people.
- 8. The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.
Down
- 1. A form of government in which elected officials will represent, lead, and act on behalf of the citizens of a nation.
- 4. An actual or hypothetical agreement between the rulers and citizens, in which rights and duties of each are defined.
- 5. A political and economic philosophy emphasizing individual independence, equal opportunity, and protection of individual rights.
- 6. Influential intellectuals during the Enlightenment who promoted reason, science, and skepticism of traditional authority.
