History Crossword

2. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
5. payment given to someone to offset, or make up for, a loss or injury
6. to treat a person or group unfairly
10. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
13. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
14. the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
16. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
17. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
18. the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws
19. relating to issues within a country

1. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
3. a strong disagreement
4. a country governed by elected representatives
6. to withhold or take away something
7. an organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy
8. the use or purpose of something
9. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
11. an order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take a certain action, such as searching someone’s property
12. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
15. a person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime.