Government Systems

1. a legal member of a country
3. ______-state; is independent of other states.
4. ____________monarchy; unlimited power
5. ___________monarchy with limited power that is shared with other branches of government
9. one example of direct democracy
10. ______________ democracy - the United States
13. ruled by a small, often wealthy, group
14. a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area
16. _____-state; an independent state (historically) that consists of a city and the territory around it
17. a type of government where a ruler or small group of people make all of the decisions
18. clearly defined _______; one characteristic of a nation-state

1. hold the power in democracy
2. a political and economic system where the government owns most of the property and makes most of the economic decisions
4. government in which power is held by a single person or small group that controls almost all aspects of life
6. a king or queen
7. a region that shares a common government
8. an autocracy is ruled by ____ person
11. ________ government only does work that protects the people and helps to meet their needs
12. a system of basic rules and principles that organize a government
15. a historical state (more like a country) that contains several countries