Across
- 1. the most votes among all those running for a political office
- 5. a representative democracy in which citizens choose their lawmakers
- 6. the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- 7. principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
- 10. an agreement, or contract, among a group of people
- 11. an agreement among people in a society with a government
- 12. the principle that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful; a government that can do only what the people allow it to do
- 13. the ruling authority for a community
- 15. rights freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property
- 18. corpus a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why the person is being held
- 19. the freedom to own and use our property as we choose as long as we do not interfere with the rights of others
Down
- 2. a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
- 3. a government document granting permission to organize a corporation
- 4. government receives its power from the people
- 8. to express willingness or to agree; approval
- 9. the votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to the electoral vote
- 14. political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people
- 16. power or influence over other people or groups; person or persons having the power of government
- 17. a government in which citizens hold the power to rule