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- 5. The school subject that studies politics and government.
- 8. A government where one person or a small group has all the power.
- 9. A government where the main power is in one central place.
- 10. When people vote directly on laws.
- 12. The land area that belongs to a state.
- 13. How we understand and manage our social lives.
- 17. An older way of studying politics, looking at rules and institutions.
- 20. A theory that says the state was created because strong people dominated weaker ones.
- 21. Rule by a king or queen.
- 22. The famous Greek thinker known as the "father of Political Science."
- 23. The Greek word for "city-state" where "politics" comes from.
- 24. The study of government and how people are ruled.
- 25. A theory that says people agreed to form a society and government.
- 27. A government system where the president is both head of state and government.
- 28. When one country rules over another, often to take its resources.
Down
- 1. The highest power a state has over its people and land.
- 2. Rule by the people.
- 3. The theory that says God created the state and chose the ruler.
- 4. A government where power is shared between central and local governments.
- 6. A theory that says the state grew from families.
- 7. A theory that says humans naturally want to be involved in politics.
- 11. The group of people or system that runs a country.
- 13. All the people living in a state.
- 14. A government that controls everything and everyone.
- 15. The word from which "state" comes.
- 16. A way of studying politics that focuses on how people act, using facts and data.
- 18. When people choose others to vote for them.
- 19. A theory that says states formed because of money and resources.
- 23. A government system where the parliament has a lot of power.
- 26. Rule by a small group of rich or educated people.