Forms of Government Review

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Across
  1. 5. Describes a form of government where the people have the power. There are two different types called “indirect” and “direct”
  2. 8. Describes a form of government where one person has all the power. There are different types such as monarchies and dictatorships.
  3. 10. democracy A type of democracy where citizens elect representatives to make and enforce laws
  4. 11. democracy A type of democracy where every citizen can vote on every law
  5. 12. A type of democracy where the legislative branch (makes the laws) and executive branch (enforces the laws) are the same, like the US
  6. 14. The laws are taken from religious texts and God is the ultimate authority
Down
  1. 1. Has a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
  2. 2. A form of government where the central government has all of the power and there are no local governments
  3. 3. A small group of rich people called the aristocracy rule the country
  4. 4. Has strong local governments and a weak central government (the US was this type of government as established by the Articles of Confederation until the Constitution was signed)
  5. 6. A type of democracy where the legislative branch (makes the laws) and executive branch (enforces the laws) are the same, like in the United Kingdom
  6. 7. Has a strong central government and state governments who share power (the US has been this type of government since the Constitution was signed in 1787)
  7. 8. An absence of government or any formal rulers
  8. 9. One person rules the country and the citizens cannot vote
  9. 13. state Similarly to a dictatorship, one person rules the country and the citizens cannot vote. Additionally, here a leader takes control through military force and rules through fear.