Across
- 1. any system of public rule
- 3. powerful group of rulers that maintain power for a long time
- 7. head of the executive branch
- 9. the upper house of congress
- 12. lower house of congress
- 15. vote for leaders
- 16. electorate makes dicisions that bind entire electorates
- 17. absents of government
- 20. first ten amendments of the constitution
- 23. the leader has absolute power, without people’s consent
- 24. Power is in the hands of a single person(king or queen)
- 25. love for one’s country
Down
- 2. conformity to gods holy standards
- 4. highest federal court in the US
- 5. elect the president and vice president
- 6. given to government by us constitution
- 8. consisting of majority of all voting citizens
- 10. the legislature of us government
- 11. power lays in a body of citizens who elect people to rule
- 13. government that is ruled by a few powerful people
- 14. state and national government share the same power and derive all authority from the people
- 18. power to rule is in the hands of a single individual
- 19. has many diverse religions
- 21. government has total control over the lives of the citizens
- 22. English document made by nobles