Crossword

2. Friendship and peace between people or countries
4. To state something publicly
6. A national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state
7. The process of governing a country or organization
10. The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official
12. A government that controls a country, especially in a strict or unfair way
13. The authority given to a country to rule another country or region
14. Government by someone who takes power by force and does not allow elections
16. A public or official statement that gives people information about something
19. The greater number of the voters
20. A period of time when there is temporarily no one in charge of a country or large organizations
22. The status of a place as an independent country
24. Not religious, or not connected with religion

1. Synonym of goal, aim
3. A series of things that a politician or political party does to try to win an election
4. One who is actively involved in politics, especially party politics
5. A type of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen
8. A public vote upon candidates
9. The control of a country by a small group of people
11. The title of the federated Australian states
15. A federal political system
17. A political and economic system in which individual people cannot own property and in which people of all social classes are treated equally
18. Political control or influence, especially by one country over other countries
21. A form of government or management in which one person has complete power
23. A government led by religious leaders