Politics

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Across
  1. 2. Left-leaning
  2. 3. A form of government in which a person, the monarch is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic, to fully autocratic, and can span across executive, legislative, and judicial domains
  3. 5. They are usually distinguished from authoritarian regimes in the sense that totalitarian represents an extreme version of authoritarianism
  4. 7. First 10 amendments
  5. 8. Right-leaning and conservative
  6. 10. Made up of two bodies of Congress whose primary functions are to write, debate, and pass bills
  7. 12. Sets up the government, defines the government, and protects basic rights of Americans
  8. 13. Consists of the President, the Vice President, and 15 Cabinet-level executive departments
Down
  1. 1. Is made up of the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts
  2. 2. A system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state
  3. 4. The activities associated with the government of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power
  4. 6. 100 senators and 435 representatives
  5. 9. Change or addition to the Constitution
  6. 11. A political system characterized by the rejection of democracy, and political plurality. It involves the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reduction in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting