Politics and Governance

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Across
  1. 3. Theory that rulers are ordained by God to govern
  2. 6. One of the areas the state promotes through police power
  3. 12. According to Brecht, someone who avoids participating in politics
  4. 13. Theory that the state is formed by a voluntary agreement among people
  5. 16. Political entity with four elements: people, territory, government, and sovereignty
  6. 18. Supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience
  7. 20. Study of the acquisition and exercise of power
  8. 22. Approach emphasizing scientific and objective study in political science
  9. 25. Systematic study of political structures, processes, and behavior
  10. 28. Formal institution concerned with making laws
  11. 29. First used the term "state" in his writings
  12. 30. Openness to information in the decision-making process
Down
  1. 1. Theory that the state is founded on humans’ natural instinct for association
  2. 2. Power of the state to appropriate private property for public use
  3. 4. Agency through which the will of the state is carried out
  4. 5. State's power to impose burdens to raise revenue
  5. 7. Definite portion of land governed by a state
  6. 8. Another area promoted through police power by the state
  7. 9. Philosopher who believed the state should be large enough to be self-sufficing
  8. 10. Discipline that studies human behavior in society, often connected with political science
  9. 11. Proper utilization of resources in governance
  10. 14. Answerability or responsibility for one’s actions in governance
  11. 15. A sovereign entity with a unified population sharing common cultural traits
  12. 17. One of the four elements of a state, referring to its population
  13. 19. Principle that no one is above the law
  14. 21. Society united by common ancestry, language, and culture
  15. 23. Philosopher who stated the state should neither be too small nor too large
  16. 24. Refers to police power, eminent domain, and taxation
  17. 26. Defined politics as "Who gets what, when, and how"
  18. 27. The process of steering and managing public policies