Across
- 2. independent from England
- 6. in 1689
- 7. Sense - a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support
- 9. rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English
- 11. - a government that abuses its power
- 13. government - a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement
- 15. monarchy - a system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature
- 17. - popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government
Down
- 1. of the governed - an agreement made by the people to establish a government and obey its laws
- 3. written by the English nobles in 1215
- 4. law - law based on customs and prior legal decisions; used in civil cases
- 5. and balances - a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each
- 6. the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620
- 8. of government to limit the power of the other branches
- 10. Bill of Rights - a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded
- 12. agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws, also known as a constitutional monarchy
- 14. Compact - an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and
- 16. Carta - a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the