Across
- 2. instrument with which government tries to influence society.
- 7. It is the right of the government to rule and the right of leadership to exist
- 10. a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
- 11. Traditional approach in which the primary goal is to understand the essence or the truth about politics
- 13. The exercise of power or authority by political leaders over a particular political unit or organization.
- 14. a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
- 16. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
- 17. a fundamental element of abolishing corruption.
- 19. the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
- 21. a political system governed by a few people
- 22. the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in time of war, rebellion, or natural disaster.
- 24. member of a state, native or naturalized, who owes allegiance to the government of the state and is entitled to certain rights.
- 26. the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events.
- 28. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
- 29. group of advisers to the head of the state who themselves are usually the heads of the administrative government departments.
- 30. government of a country
Down
- 1. is a social science discipline that studies the state and the government.
- 3. is the legitimate power of a person or group over other people.
- 4. use of position of trust for dishonest gain.
- 5. means of voting for candidates for office
- 6. a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly
- 8. the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time
- 9. The decision- making process in any group that makes and enforces rules for its members.
- 12. government divided between central and regional powers
- 15. Word governance came from the latin verb , which means to steer.
- 18. a state of lawlessness and disorder
- 20. form of government in which sovereignty is vested in a single person whose right to rule is generally hereditary and who is empowered to remain in office for life.
- 23. Branch of goverment that makes the law.
- 25. Specific group of people who occupy the institutions of the state and create laws.
- 27. form of government whose head of state is not a monarch