Across
- 7. first US government that failed
- 8. people have rights that cannot be taken away
- 9. The leader is born to his/her position and rules with total power
- 10. the government does not have absolute power
- 11. A small, select group of people hold power
- 13. people give the government its power
- 14. A system of government in which power is vested in the people
- 15. Allows for the greatest amount of citizen participation
- 17. Citizens elect people to run the government on their behalf
- 19. There is one leader in the government who controls all or most aspects of life
- 20. we give up rights in exchange for government resources and protection
Down
- 1. branch that makes laws
- 2. this document created the current US government
- 3. branch that interprets laws
- 4. the US colonies used this document to separate from Great Britain
- 5. A system of government that concentrates political power in an one person or a group of people
- 6. branches of government have power over one another to stop abuse of power
- 12. branch that enforces laws
- 16. power of government should be divided among different branches
- 18. no one is above the law