Government Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power
  2. 4. The part of a country's set of laws which is concerned with the private affairs of citizens.
  3. 6. A secret vote from members on a particular issue.
  4. 8. An agreement between countries covering particular matters
  5. 11. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials
  6. 13. Quebecois A federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism
  7. 15. A movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of a communist society
  8. 16. The quality or state of having the same rights, social status, etc.
  9. 18. A political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions.
  10. 20. Someone who has complete or almost complete control over one or more people.
  11. 22. The set of conditions required to make changes to the. Constitution.
  12. 23. A body of high-ranking state officials
Down
  1. 1. A form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government.
  2. 2. A body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.
  3. 5. A member of parliament who occupies no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson.
  4. 7. proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature.
  5. 8. leader or ruler of a people or clan.
  6. 9. A form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislators.
  7. 10. A member of a council.
  8. 12. law system A body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts.
  9. 14. An economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
  10. 15. The basic principles and laws of a nation that determine the powers of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
  11. 17. Work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal
  12. 19. The Charter of the French Language
  13. 21. A meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement.