Roots of U.S. Government

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
g o v n e n t
People who make and enforce a country's laws
2.
d e m c a y
Government in which people vote for their leaders
3.
r p u i c
A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
4.
c n i t u t i o
Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
5.
l i b r t
Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
6.
e l c
7.
d i c o r
A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
8.
r e p r e t a v e
A member of the United States House of ___
9.
v e t
A vote that blocks a decision
10.
l a w
A rule made by the government (plural)
11.
c o l y
A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
12.
e n g l s h l
13.
g e e s
The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages (plural)
14.
r o m s
An inhabitant of the ancient ___ Empire (plural)
15.
m g n a c a t
The royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
16.
c o s
A set of rules or principles or laws (plural)
17.
f e e o m
Being able to act without being controlled
18.
l n d w n e r