Across
- 2. political and economic ideology that positions itself in opposition to liberal democracy and capitalism,
- 5. the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
- 6. indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations.
- 7. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
- 10. a practice of domination, which involves the subjugation of one people to another.
- 11. small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those presumed to be best qualified to rule.
- 12. one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.
- 14. government by the few, especially despotic power exercised by a small and privileged group for corrupt or selfish purposes.
- 15. total control over the lives of its citizens.
Down
- 1. the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
- 3. a system of government in which supreme power lies in the hands of one person, whose decisions are not subjected to any legal restraints.
- 4. Monarchy system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.
- 8. priests rule in the name of God or a god.
- 9. the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
- 13. an individual ruler who functions as head of state.