Politics and Governance

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Across
  1. 7. The head of state in a parliamentary system (7)
  2. 8. The process of creating laws (11)
  3. 12. A system where the government controls all aspects of the economy (9)
  4. 15. The declaration of principles and policies of a political party (8)
  5. 16. A system where power is held by the people (10)
  6. 18. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws (10)
  7. 19. The upper house of the United States Congress (6)
  8. 21. A system in which power is divided between national and regional governments (10)
  9. 24. The highest court in the United States (8)
  10. 26. A ruler with total power over a country (8)
  11. 28. The lower house of Congress (7)
  12. 29. The current officeholder (9)
Down
  1. 1. The system by which a country is governed (10)
  2. 2. The legislative body of a country (10)
  3. 3. Disobedience The act of refusing to obey certain laws as a form of protest (8, 8)
  4. 4. A formal agreement between countries (5)
  5. 5. Principle of sharing power between national and state governments (12)
  6. 6. of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution (9, 2)
  7. 9. A political philosophy emphasizing individual freedoms (9)
  8. 10. The leader of a monarchy (4)
  9. 11. The removal of a government leader through legal processes (10)
  10. 12. The right to vote (9)
  11. 13. A government ruled by a king or queen (8)
  12. 14. The person who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent (9)
  13. 17. A set of fundamental principles governing a state (12)
  14. 20. The process by which citizens vote to select their leaders (10)
  15. 22. A state ruled by representatives of the citizen body (9)
  16. 23. A person who represents others in a legislative assembly (11)
  17. 25. The act of formally approving a treaty or agreement (8)
  18. 27. A change or addition to a legal document (9)