Across
- 5. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the constitution giving congress the right to pass all laws "necessary & proper" to carry out other powers in article 1
- 6. considered intelligent and decisive, a leading supporter of the constitution, and helped write the federalist papers. (got a neat musical)
- 8. compromise to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to
- 13. government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone
- 14. the government is not all-powerful; power is limited and acts of the government are willed by the people.
- 15. king/queen controls all aspects of life: social, economic, political
- 18. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
- 19. first ten amendments to the constitution; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
- 21. french writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances
- 22. third president of the united states and author of the declaration of independence, advocates for the bill of rights
- 25. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
- 26. 4th president of the united states; father of the constitution; essential to the writing and ratification of the constitution; and wrote the bill of rights
- 27. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and based on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
- 28. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- 29. group who feared the new government created by the constitution gave too much power to the national government
- 30. powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the ninth amendment
Down
- 1. beliefs that monarchs were chosen by God and given unlimited authority
- 2. the citizens have political authority, bound by social contract to obey laws with rights guaranteed by a constitution
- 3. supporters of the new constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
- 4. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens represents the concerns of the people
- 7. compromise reached in writing the constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of congress with an equal amount of representatives for each state and the other house's membership determined by population.
- 9. explains the purpose of the constitution and defines the powers of the new government
- 10. first president of the united states; chosen to preside at the constitutional convention, set precedent by stepping down after two terms
- 11. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
- 12. power is held at the national level with very little power being held in political subdivisions
- 16. first plan of government adopted in the u.s. after the revolution with no tax, national army, or chief executive
- 17. english political philosopher who coined the social contract theory
- 20. believed in natural rights- life, liberty, and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson
- 23. division of powers in our government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- 24. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints so no other branch becomes too powerful