Honors Trimester Final Crossword Puzzle

Edit Answers
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Across
  1. 4. it was like a rough draft for a national government
  2. 5. the document that stated the nation’s ideas and goals
  3. 6. despotism, authoritarianism, ruling without consent
  4. 7. proportional representation in the House of Reps and equal representation in the Senate
  5. 12. how decisions or elections are decided in a democratic nation
  6. 13. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  7. 14. life, liberty, and property, e.g.
  8. 20. the right to vote
  9. 22. also known as representative democracy or indirect democracy
  10. 23. the compromise that settled how the president would be elected.
  11. 27. government power is divided between three distinct branches with their own roles, powers, and people.
  12. 28. the unwritten, implied agreement between individuals and society or government
  13. 29. limits on government actions to protect individual rights
  14. 31. evidence obtained by law enforcement in an illegal manner may not be used in court as evidence
Down
  1. 1. what is best for the community
  2. 2. the event that convinced people to fix the issues with the Articles of Confederation
  3. 3. the president vetoing a law passed by congress, e.g.
  4. 8. like the instruction manual for the Constitution, written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay.
  5. 9. anyone who is born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen of the U.S.
  6. 10. situation when majority rule is used to oppress the minority
  7. 11. when a small group of people who have power and rule for their own selfish interests
  8. 15. is about slavery, but never says the word slavery or slave
  9. 16. the sharing of power between a national government and state governments
  10. 17. putting someone on trial for the same crime twice
  11. 18. legal steps government must follow before taking away someone’s natural rights
  12. 19. according to Aristotle, rule by the best or most talented
  13. 21. included a stronger central government with the power veto state laws and proportional representation
  14. 24. guarantees by the government to protect liberty and equality
  15. 25. the people are the source of government’s power
  16. 26. had a stronger central government but kept equal representation
  17. 30. the process of applying the Bill of Rights to the state governments