independence

3. When one country or group steps into the affairs of another, through politics, economics, or force.
6. A set of beliefs and ideas about how society, politics, or the economy should work.
7. A group of people who share things like history, culture, language, or identity, and often live in the same territory.
10. The supreme authority of a state to govern itself without outside interference.

1. A system where the people hold power, usually by voting for their leaders or on important decisions.
2. A country where leaders are chosen by the people (or their representatives) instead of inheriting power, and the law limits what they can do.
3. Being free from outside control and able to govern yourself.
4. The ability to control or influence what others do, or to make decisions that affect them.
5. The set of basic rules that says how a country is run and what rights people have.
8. A large group of territories or peoples ruled by one powerful government, often gained through conquest.
9. A way of organizing how something works, such as a political system or economic system.