History of Democracy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• civics : study of rights and duties of citizens
• monarchy : king, queen, or emperor exercises powers of government
• political : one of the reasons for colonization
• thomas hobbes : stated the people were free to do anything the law doesn’t specifically forbid
• economic : one of the reasons for colonization
• romans : gave ideas of sovereignty majority rule and equality
• majority rule : the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power
• greeks : practiced a direct democracy and government decisions made by majority vote
• rousseau : he wrote the social contract
• montesquieu : french philosopher who supported the idea of the 3 branches of government
• parliament : removed king james ii from power
• john locke : ideas influenced thomas jefferson and the declaration of independence
• sovereignty : absolute authority within territorial boundaries
• voltaire : stated freedom of religion
• religious : one of the reasons for colonization
• direct democracy : people are directly responsible for the laws that govern their society
• public service : provide essential services individuals could not do on their own.
• common law : law that is not written but is recognized