Across
- 4. Government where the executive branch is made up of the Prime Minister or Premier and that official's cabinet; this branch is part of the legislature
- 7. the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense
- 8. a system of government that is based on religious laws
- 10. a system of government by one person with absolute power
- 12. The government must act fairly in accordance with established rules in all that it does
- 13. System of government where a written constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments
- 15. the minimum number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business
- 16. Ability to be defended with logic or justification; validity
- 18. Government in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate, independent and coequal
Down
- 1. A government that exists only with the consent of the governed
- 2. When the state has absolute power within its own territory and decides its own foreign and domestic policies
- 3. A system of government where the power to rule is held by a small, usually self- appointed elite
- 5. a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
- 6. Group of delegates who drafted the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787
- 7. The strong support on one’s party and that party’s political policy
- 9. Basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law; rule of law
- 11. A joining of several groups for a common purpose
- 14. The power of the court to determine the constitutionality of a legislative act
- 17. System of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections
- 18. Policy All the things a government decides to do