Across
- 3. Highest decision-making body in country
- 6. Type of government where power rests with a single ruler
- 8. Government’s top legal advisor
- 10. People who are governed
- 13. Government office holder
- 14. Political system where power is centralized
- 15. Head of state or government in a republic
- 18. Elected legislative body at national level
- 19. Representative chosen to advocate for specific group or cause
- 20. DEMOCRACY System where citizens vote on laws directly
- 22. Process of selecting candidates for elections
- 23. Document outlining basic laws and principles of country
- 25. Legal body that resolves disputes and interprets laws
- 26. System where citizens have ultimate power
- 27. Proposed law
Down
- 1. Process of making laws
- 2. Representative body of government officials
- 4. Act of choosing representatives through voting
- 5. Official appointed to oversee governmental department
- 7. Vote to remove public official from office
- 9. Change or addition to constitution
- 11. Principle of separating government powers into branches
- 12. Supreme law of the land
- 16. Government official in charge of specific department
- 17. System where king or queen rules
- 21. Act of enforcing laws
- 24. Written proposal for new legislation