Politics and Governance

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Across
  1. 1. (The upper house of the U.S. Congress)
  2. 4. (The act of forming a temporary political alliance)
  3. 8. (A general vote by the electorate on a single issue)
  4. 12. (A vote in which the electorate decides a political question)
  5. 16. (A body of advisers to the head of government)
  6. 17. (A political system ruled by a monarch)
  7. 18. (The organization of a state or government)
  8. 21. (The system of fundamental laws and principles that governs a nation)
  9. 24. (The right to vote in political elections)
  10. 26. (A person who holds supreme authority in a dictatorship)
  11. 27. (An official representing their country in a foreign city)
  12. 29. (The rejection of a decision or proposal by a law-making body)
  13. 30. (A political system where power is held by a small group)
Down
  1. 2. (The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws)
  2. 3. (A draft of a proposed law)
  3. 5. (A political system where one person has absolute power)
  4. 6. (The professional management of international relations)
  5. 7. (System of government by the people, typically through elected representatives)
  6. 9. (A two-house legislative body)
  7. 10. (A formal process of making changes to a legal document)
  8. 11. (The official procedure for removing a public official from office)
  9. 13. (The division of powers between a central government and regional units)
  10. 14. (A formal proposal for legislation)
  11. 15. (The lower house of the U.S. Congress)
  12. 19. (A minimum number of members needed to make decisions in a meeting
  13. 20. (The principle of majority rule in decision-making)
  14. 22. (The process of electing a public official)
  15. 23. (The branch of government that makes laws)
  16. 25. (The number of members needed to conduct official business in a legislative body)
  17. 28. (The profession of influencing decisions made by government officials)