Government Vocabulary

3. law system A body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts.
5. An agreement between countries covering particular matters
7. proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature.
8. Someone who has complete or almost complete control over one or more people.
9. A body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.
13. The part of a country's set of laws which is concerned with the private affairs of citizens.
14. The basic principles and laws of a nation that determine the powers of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
17. Form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power
18. A member of a council.
20. A form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislators.
22. A body of high-ranking state officials
23. A political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions.

1. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials
2. A form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government.
3. A movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of a communist society
4. The set of conditions required to make changes to the. Constitution.
6. The quality or state of having the same rights, social status, etc.
10. Work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal
11. Quebecois A federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism
12. An economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
15. A member of parliament who occupies no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson.
16. A secret vote from members on a particular issue.
18. leader or ruler of a people or clan.
19. A meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement.
21. The Charter of the French Language