Across
- 3. The decision made by a government in pursuit of a goal
- 4. The function of government that involves creating and maintaining national defense forces
- 7. The function of government that involves enforcing clear rules for unacceptable behavior and consequences
- 10. The function of government that involves providing public goods such as clean water, parks, and roads
- 11. A form of rule where rulers are seen as right and proper by important segments of the nation’s population
Down
- 1. The state’s ability to resolve disputes through politics and the justice system
- 2. The process through which governments are formed by people agreeing to submit to state authority in return for protection and support
- 5. ability of a state to act within its territory and control its external affairs
- 6. The system of rules derived from the natural world that binds citizens and rulers alike
- 8. The concept that describes the organization of government authority into legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- 9. A political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people living within a clearly defined territory
