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Origins of American Gov't - Part 2

Name ____________________________________

Date ________________________Period _______
Across
enforces laws
1775-1781 the war of the American colonists against Britain to gain its freedom
a type of government in which the people rule by voting themselves
a system in which the people choose leaders to govern them - this is the type gov't of the U.S.
wrote Common Sense, argued that the colonies should govern themselves
Down
3 branches of government (Legislative, Executive, Judicial) that were formed so that no one part of the government became too powerful
interprets laws
a pamphlet that encouraged colonists to declare their independence from Britain
makes laws
a system in which the people govern themselves