Across
- 3. government where laws and policies are decided by majority rule
- 5. the principle that the government does not have complete power or control
- 6. When a nation is ruled by the complete rule of a king or queen
- 10. no government; complete freedom
- 13. legal approval or permission
- 14. governmental power is divided between three branches of government
- 16. describes any form of government where the people have power through voting
- 17. Great Britain under King Charles III, currently
- 19. each branch of government has the power to stop or limit the other branches
- 20. North Korea and Russia, for example
- 21. the principle that states everyone, even the rich and powerful, must obey the law
- 22. Political, scientific, and philosophical movement of the 18th century in Western Europe
- 23. studying, doing homework, eating right, e.g.
- 24. an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
- 26. type of government where the people rule through their elected leaders
- 27. said “A majority, held in restraint by constitutional checks…is the only true sovereign of a free people.”
Down
- 1. Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, e.g.
- 2. the decision-making power belongs to the group with more than half the votes
- 4. describes any form of government where strict & absolute power is held by one or a few people
- 7. an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives
- 8. Enlightenment philosopher who averred that everyone has the rights of life, liberty, & property
- 9. absolute government; no freedom;
- 11. political culture from Ancient Greece & Rome
- 12. unwritten, implied agreement between individuals and society
- 13. putting aside selfish interests to do the common good
- 15. Ancient Greek philosopher and political scientist who categorized types of governments.
- 18. rule by the few for their own selfish interests
- 25. rule by religion, literally
