Across
- 5. the part of the Constitution that defines citizenship as anyone born or naturalized
- 7. the colonists did not have this in British Parliament
- 12. if people no longer approve of the gov't they can alter or abolish it
- 13. the process of becoming a US citizen
- 14. Thinker that came up with ideas on how gov't should be structured
- 16. when you are a citizen at birth either law of blood or soil
- 17. no one is aside/above the law, everyone must follow it
- 20. the right to fair treatment under the law when accused of a crime
- 22. rights you are born with (Life, Liberty, Property)
- 24. a complaint
- 26. rights that cannot be taken away
- 27. a form of protest where people stop buying something
Down
- 1. a social contract from the pilgrims that established self gov't in Plymouth
- 2. the idea from the Magna Carta and English BOR that took away king's power
- 3. abuse of power and unjust rule
- 4. something you SHOULD do to benefit the common good
- 6. document that took away the kings power and gave people due process
- 8. when each branch in gov't has their own job
- 9. something you MUST do as a citizen
- 10. the first place to have a representative democracy
- 11. another way to say representative democracy
- 15. writer of the DOI, influenced by John Locke
- 18. an agreement between the gov't and people where the gov't protects our rights and the people give up some freedoms
- 19. the birthplace of democracy
- 21. an obligation of a citizen to serve in a court room and decide the verdict of a case
- 23. money you pay the government for services
- 25. the main way people can change their gov't; a Civic responsibility