CROSSWORD PUZZLE ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

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Across
  1. 1. The people we elect to represent us in running our local area and city
  2. 3. This candidate contests an election without support from a political party
  3. 5. Asking people for their votes
  4. 7. This type of voter has not decided which way to vote in an election.
  5. 9. This party was formed to represent and promote how politics can support environmental issues
  6. 10. A group of parliamentarians selected and led by the head of government to set policies for the country
  7. 12. The right to vote on reaching adulthood
  8. 18. Political Party which upholds family values
  9. 19. Each electorate gets one of these
  10. 20. A body of voters in a specific geographical area
  11. 21. You write your vote on this
  12. 22. A bill passed by parliament and bill proclaimed by the head of state
  13. 24. All the persons who are eligible to vote in an election
  14. 26. A national vote on one particular issue
  15. 28. illegal or dishonest behavior on the part of someone who is in a position of authority
  16. 30. A public written declaration of policies and objectives issued by a political party
Down
  1. 2. This is the party of power in Britain, it has the most MPs
  2. 4. A country which is governed by a more powerful country
  3. 5. The set of laws by which the people of a country have agreed to be govern
  4. 6. The opposition party in Britain
  5. 8. This is when the electorate have the opportunity to vote for their MP and one party takes control of running the country
  6. 11. Liberty the bird is the logo of this party
  7. 13. An electoral system in which the candidate winning the most votes in a constituency wins the election and becomes the representative for that constituency in parliament
  8. 14. Rule by an individual or a group that exercises absolute authority
  9. 15. A written document which contains a recommendation for a new law
  10. 16. Theresa May is this
  11. 17. The act of exercising authority
  12. 23. a group of officials elected by the people to conduct the affairs of a country
  13. 25. This party was formed to represent and promote how politics can support environmental issues
  14. 27. The right to vote in national elections
  15. 29. Rules which have been set out by the state or some other formal structure