US Government Review

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Across
  1. 1. A system in which each of the three branches check each others power and make sure they keep balance with each other.
  2. 7. In this form of government, representatives make all of the decisions for the country
  3. 8. The second framework of the US government that included a strong central government and replaced the Articles of Confederation.
  4. 9. A document that stated that the king was not above the law.
  5. 14. absolute power is restricted in this form of government.
  6. 15. The branch of the US government that includes the House of Representatives and the Senate
  7. 18. The type of government that was created following the Articles of Confederation.
  8. 19. The plan by the US government to favor both small states and big states by creating a bicameral congress.
  9. 20. A group of people who were not in support of the US constitution.
  10. 21. power is not withheld in this form of government.
  11. 23. Enlightened thinker who believed that the size of the government and how it governs are the most important aspects of it. He also had three aspects of government including Aristocracy, Monarchy, and Despotic
  12. 24. The plan by the US government to favor large states and includes three branches.
Down
  1. 2. when a state has supreme authority over its people
  2. 3. Document that stated the 13 colonies intent to break away from control of Great Britian.
  3. 4. Enlightened thinker who believed in Life, Liberty, and Property.
  4. 5. Enlightened thinker who believed that only through a direct democracy could the people's will be expressed.
  5. 6. In this form of government, people can choose to make the decisions themselves or elect representatives to make those decisions.
  6. 10. The plan by the US government to favor small states and includes only one branch.
  7. 11. The first framework of the US government that did not have a strong central government. The Constitution would replace this later.
  8. 12. The branch of the US government that includes all of the courts including the Supreme Court.
  9. 13. The branch of the US government that includes the President.
  10. 16. A group of people who were in support of the US constitution.
  11. 17. a series of documents that sought support for the ratification of the US Constitution.
  12. 22. A type of government that is controlled by two different levels of government.