Across
- 6. relating to or denoting a confederation
- 9. denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis
- 11. consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group
- 12. forming a single or uniform entity
- 14. a system of government by one person with absolute power
- 15. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
- 16. form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom
Down
- 1. the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of commons
- 2. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs
- 3. rule of a single person
- 4. rule by the people
- 5. the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determines the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people
- 7. rule by one person by force
- 8. 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. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
- 13. a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god