forms of government crossword

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  1. 2. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
  2. 6. form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens.
  3. 8. a system of government by one person with absolute power.
  4. 10. denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
  5. 11. monarchy system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.
  6. 12. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
  7. 13. a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
  8. 15. form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations
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  1. 1. a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
  2. 3. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
  3. 4. an individual ruler who functions as head of state.
  4. 5. (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
  5. 7. the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
  6. 9. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
  7. 14. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.