Across
- 1. served as a model for the bill of rights
- 3. in a representative system of government the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf
- 6. gave englishmen basic rights and freedoms
- 7. in a democratic system of government the people rule
- 8. affirmed the idea that all people were created equal
- 10. citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of their rights
- 11. declared the colonies independence from great britain
- 12. established the first form for the independent state
Down
- 2. stated grivances against the king
- 4. created weak central government
- 5. affirmed inalienable rights
- 9. everyone including government officials must follow the law