Across
- 4. third president
- 6. group who feared the new government created by the constitution it gave too much power
- 8. each branch of government is subject to a number of checks so that none gets too powerful
- 11. believed that in order to live together individuals in society must give up their natural rights to higher authority for protection
- 17. first plan of the government adopted in 1781
- 18. government is defined by law and serves the people
- 20. government power is limited
- 21. power is held at the national level with little power held in political subdivisions
- 23. the distribution of power between
- 25. being smart
- 26. first ten amendments of the constitution
- 28. french writer who introduced separation of power
- 29. satisfy both small and large states by having one house with the same amount of representatives
Down
- 1. first president
- 2. in order for a man to live in a group he must give up some freedom to the government for the protection of his natural rights
- 3. article 1 section 8 clause 18 of the constitution
- 5. small group of leaders elected by the citizens represents the concerns for the people
- 7. the people are the only source of power for all government actions
- 9. and introductory statement
- 10. a leading supporter of the constitution also helped write federalist papers
- 12. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- 13. king/queen controls all aspects of life
- 14. father of liberalism
- 15. compromise between free and slave states
- 16. people who believed in central government (limited government)
- 19. powers saved for the states in our system of federalism
- 22. national government and states within a union
- 24. fourth president also wrote 10 amendments
- 27. not smart at all
