government
Across
- 4. (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.
- 5. a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
- 7. adherence to or government according to constitutional principles.
- 8. income, especially when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature.
- 9. a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline.
- 13. a form of government with a monarch at the head.
- 15. fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
- 16. seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue.
- 17. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
- 18. divide or organize (an area) into new political or school districts.
- 20. an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
- 21. support for a republican system of government.
- 24. an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.
- 25. an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
Down
- 1. a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
- 2. having the power to make laws.
- 3. manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- 6. the federal principle or system of government.
- 10. the action of spending funds.
- 11. the action or result of apportioning something.
- 12. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
- 14. the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
- 19. having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect.
- 22. a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.
- 23. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.