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