forms of government crossword

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Across
  1. 4. small group of people in control
  2. 6. people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group
  3. 7. powers of the separate constituent parts are vested in a central body
  4. 8. total control strong central rule
  5. 10. government in which power is held by the nobility
  6. 11. highest legislative body of government
  7. 12. a form of government with a monarch at the head
  8. 13. basic principles and laws of a nation
  9. 16. relating to or denoting a confederation
  10. 17. whole polulation has say through elected representatives
Down
  1. 1. government by a dictator
  2. 2. supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
  3. 3. priest rules in the name of god
  4. 5. not subject to or bound by religious rule
  5. 6. elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy
  6. 9. government by one person with absolute power
  7. 14. several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs
  8. 15. puts power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class