Across
- 2. 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.
- 6. form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens.
- 8. a system of government by one person with absolute power.
- 10. denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
- 11. monarchy system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.
- 12. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
- 13. a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
- 15. form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations
Down
- 1. a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
- 3. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
- 4. an individual ruler who functions as head of state.
- 5. (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
- 7. the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
- 9. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
- 14. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.