POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE CROSSWORD

3. A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
4. Seeking to influence politicians or public officials on a particular issue.
7. The highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices.
8. The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations.
10. The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.
11. A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
13. Supreme power or authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
15. The fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state is governed.
18. An advocate or supporter of federalism.
20. A body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.
21. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
23. Strong, often blind allegiance to a particular political party or faction.
24. A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
29. A direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue.
30. the judicial authorities of a country; judges collectively.

1. Laws, considered collectively, that are enacted or proposed by a government.
2. A small group of people having control of a country or organization.
5. A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
6. The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question.
9. Government by the wealthy.
12. A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives.
14. The action or manner of governing a state, organization, or people.
16. All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
17. A political and economic theory advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of production and distribution of goods.
19. A form of government with a monarch at the head.
22. The right or condition of self-government.
25. A system of government by one person with absolute power.
26. A state of disorder due to the absence or nonrecognition of authority.
27. A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
28. The right to vote in political elections.