Beginnings of American Government

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. To exercise authority over (6)
  2. 5. A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority (8)
  3. 6. A vote that blocks a decision (4)
  4. 8. All the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age (10)
  5. 9. Persons who make or amend or repeal laws (11)
  6. 11. An open clash between two opposing groups (8)
  7. 12. An autocracy governed by a ___ who usually inherits the authority (8)
  8. 14. A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (7)
  9. 15. Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (7)

Down

  1. 1. The act of making up your mind about something (8)
  2. 3. People who make and enforce a country's laws (10)
  3. 4. Government in which people vote for their leaders (9)
  4. 5. Of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power (9)
  5. 7. A very old person (7)
  6. 10. A group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit (8)
  7. 13. A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court (4)