Origins of Government Review

2. Form of government in which one leader or group holds great power and is not accountable to the people (no space)
4. A government in which a constitution has authority to a place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern (no space)
6. A government thaat shares powers between national and state governments (no space)
7. A form of government in which the people vote firsthand (no space)
9. A government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf (no space)
10. The study of of how to distribute or limit public power to maintain human survival and improve quality of life (no space)
11. A government in which the most important powers are held by the central or national government (no space)
13. Another word for country, or a smaller political unit, such as the fifty states of the United States, that is part of a larger country
14. A form of government in which a small group of people holds power
15. A representative democracy in which citizens choose their lawmakers
16. A political community with a defined geographic area and organized government
18. Commitment to a republican form of government in which citizens choose their lawmakers
22. A loose union of independent and sovereign states that give only a few powers to a central government (no space)
23. The physical systems that allow a country, state, or region to function
24. A form of government in which religious leaders rule the people

1. A government in which citizens hold the power to rule
3. A strict idea about life and society
5. Form of government in which one person has great power
8. A plan that establishes the rules for government
12. A group of people united by common bonds of race, language, custom, or religion
17. Randomly, unreasonably
19. The decisions and actions a government takes to solve problems in the community (no space)
20. Form of government in which a leader or group of leaders exercises complete control over the state
21. To go against