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- 1. Type of democracy used in the United States
- 7. Rights to life, liberty, and property that come from nature, according to John Locke
- 8. Enlightenment philosopher who argued government exists to protect natural rights
- 10. System where all power is held by a central authority
- 13. Montesquieu’s idea of dividing government power among branches
- 15. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
- 19. Government ruled by a single person with unlimited power
- 20. Theory that people trade some freedoms for government protection
- 22. Document explaining why the colonies separated from Great Britain
- 23. Final characteristic of a state: population, territory, government, and _____
- 24. Principle that government officials must follow the law
- 25. Thomas Hobbes work arguing that strong government is needed to prevent disorder
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- 2. 1689 English document that limited royal power and protected citizens’ rights
- 3. Self-evident truth stated in the Declaration of Independence
- 4. 1215 English document signed by King John limiting the monarchy’s power
- 5. Enlightenment thinker who believed strong authority was needed to prevent chaos
- 6. Government controlled by a small, elite group
- 9. Government system where the president is elected by the people
- 11. Declaration of Independence phrase meaning government exists with the people’s permission
- 12. System where independent states unite under a weak central government
- 14. Principle that all government power comes from the people
- 16. Thomas Paine pamphlet that persuaded colonists to support independence
- 17. Government where the legislative branch chooses the executive leader
- 18. System designed to prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
- 21. System where the people hold supreme political authority