Across
- 5. Describes a form of government where the people have the power. There are two different types called “indirect” and “direct”
- 8. Describes a form of government where one person has all the power. There are different types such as monarchies and dictatorships.
- 10. democracy A type of democracy where citizens elect representatives to make and enforce laws
- 11. democracy A type of democracy where every citizen can vote on every law
- 12. A type of democracy where the legislative branch (makes the laws) and executive branch (enforces the laws) are the same, like the US
- 14. The laws are taken from religious texts and God is the ultimate authority
Down
- 1. Has a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
- 2. A form of government where the central government has all of the power and there are no local governments
- 3. A small group of rich people called the aristocracy rule the country
- 4. Has strong local governments and a weak central government (the US was this type of government as established by the Articles of Confederation until the Constitution was signed)
- 6. A type of democracy where the legislative branch (makes the laws) and executive branch (enforces the laws) are the same, like in the United Kingdom
- 7. Has a strong central government and state governments who share power (the US has been this type of government since the Constitution was signed in 1787)
- 8. An absence of government or any formal rulers
- 9. One person rules the country and the citizens cannot vote
- 13. state Similarly to a dictatorship, one person rules the country and the citizens cannot vote. Additionally, here a leader takes control through military force and rules through fear.