The Origins of American Government

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  1. 3. Housing and providing for soldiers rent free
  2. 5. Freedom to practice religion if it is not harmful
  3. 7. A complaint
  4. 9. To make actions and choices without unreasonable restraint of government
  5. 10. Fairness
  6. 11. A system where more than one legislative branch balance power and check each other to make sure they aren't abusing it
  7. 14. A system where elected leaders make sure everyone is under rule of law including themselves
  8. 17. A government where power belongs to the people
  9. 18. Right to a just trial
  10. 20. A signed document that took power away from the king and gave it to parliament
  11. 23. Where America got constitutional republic from
  12. 24. A rule or law
  13. 25. A self governing city state
  14. 26. The government must follow rules before taking away one of your natural rights
  15. 27. The American rule of law
  16. 28. A form of government where a single ruler or small group has unlimited power
  17. 29. No one is above it
  18. 31. Law that does not have to be written down to understand it should be followed.
  19. 32. A monarchy where the king doesn't have all the power
  20. 33. When American philosophers adopted parts of ancient governments
  21. 37. A representative government
  22. 38. The person who presented the idea of separation of powers, checks, and balances
  23. 40. A branch of government that has power to make, change, or take away laws
  24. 41. A written agreement by everyone on the mayflower to have a self government
  25. 42. A person who puts common good before personal interests
  26. 43. Consent from the people to be governed
  27. 44. Act of parliament that outlined basic civil rights and reduced the monarch's power
  28. 45. A system where more than one legislative body has different government powers
  29. 46. The act of taxing a group of people
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  1. 1. Where America got the idea of being just and rule of law applies to everyone
  2. 2. The amendment that states all of your natural rights
  3. 4. An official group with power to make change or cancel laws
  4. 6. A government where power is separated or limited
  5. 8. A system where citizens govern themselves
  6. 10. The philosopher that stated the idea of natural rights in the enlightenment period
  7. 12. An unwritten agreement that people give up some freedom for protection from the government
  8. 13. Leaders the people elect to govern them
  9. 15. Book published by Thomas Paine explaining why you should be a patriot
  10. 16. Document that America sent to Great Britain declaring independence
  11. 19. Everyone is equal and has rule of law applied to them
  12. 21. A group of nobles who are the government in Great Britain
  13. 22. Where America got direct democracy from
  14. 30. Choosing a leader by majority
  15. 34. The court of law
  16. 35. Rights that cannot be changed or taken away in any way
  17. 36. Athens' government idea
  18. 39. Rights that you are born with