Across
- 2. rights Rights that people have under natural law (life, liberty, property).
- 5. and balances A system that allows each branch of a government to amend, override, or veto acts of another branch
- 6. A gathering of people where intellectuals, artists and writers would meet to discuss ideas, literature, philosophy, and the arts.
- 9. monarchy Also known as a limited monarchy, a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution
- 10. of law The idea that all people are subject to and accountable to the law
Down
- 1. A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
- 3. of powers The principle of a system of vesting in separate branches, the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of a government.
- 4. rule Fundamental principle of democracy where the choice is preferred by more than half of the voters
- 7. of nature A constant and violent condition of competition in which each individual has a natural right to everything, regardless of the interests of others.
- 8. contract An agreement between individuals and the government where people give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection of their natural rights