Across
- 2. Carta a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215
- 5. of law the idea that those who govern must follow the laws; no one is above the law
- 7. a set of things that people believe they should be free to do
- 9. monarchy a system of government in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature and agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws, also known as a constitutional monarchy
- 11. popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government
Down
- 1. Compact an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620
- 3. process the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected
- 4. the introduction to the U.S. Constitution
- 6. bill of rights a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689
- 8. Sense a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England
- 10. an official agreement made by two or more parties