Across
- 2. rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
- 6. freedom from control by another government or country
- 8. to continue to keep
- 11. to place limits or controls on something
- 14. a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
- 15. very important or necessary
- 16. the unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant.
- 19. to put in place by authority, such a law, tax, or punishment
- 20. the government or controlling power
Down
- 1. basic
- 3. a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
- 4. to formally discuss an issue
- 5. to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.
- 7. to take back, or to cancel, a law
- 9. to express ideas or feelings in a way that is moving and well-spoken
- 10. a course of action taken by a government
- 12. a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence
- 13. a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
- 17. a system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people
- 18. breaking an established rule or law