Across
- 6. explains the purpose of the constitution
- 7. first ten amendments of the constitution
- 8. Fourth president of the U.S.
- 11. the citizens have political authority
- 13. Belief that monarchs were chosen by God
- 18. states count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the house of representatives.
- 19. An english political philosopher
- 20. The third president
Down
- 1. power is held at the national level
- 2. A compromise reached in writing the constitution to satisfy both small and large states
- 3. Believed in natural rights
- 4. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
- 5. the government is not all powerful
- 9. King/Queen controls all aspects of life
- 10. First plan of government adopted in the US after the revolution
- 12. The government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- 14. Each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints
- 15. The first president of the U.S.
- 16. government is defined by law and serves the people.
- 17. Believed in a strong central government with limited checks and balances
