Across
- 3. relating to or denoting a confederation limited monarchy- the royalty have only ceremonial powers
- 4. a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislature
- 6. occurring or persisting over an indefinitely long period
- 7. an indirect form of democracy that places political decision making at least one step away from the people
- 10. type of democracy in which elected officials represent a group of people
- 12. form of government in which power is help by the nobility
- 14. system of government in which priests rule in the name of god or a god
- 15. a system of government that is centralize4d and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
- 16. government divides power over people and territory between a national government and smaller regional levels of government
Down
- 1. a system of rule in which one person a dictator or a small group of people can hold unlimited power over government
- 2. rule by a few or an aristocracy
- 5. the government is headed by one person such as a king or queen who exercises supreme authority
- 8. sovereignty or ultimate authority rests in a single national government
- 9. citizens met regularly in a popular assembly to discuss issues and vote for leaders
- 11. a system of government by one person with absolute power
- 13. a body of fundamental principles