Across
- 1. (The upper house of the U.S. Congress)
- 4. (The act of forming a temporary political alliance)
- 8. (A general vote by the electorate on a single issue)
- 12. (A vote in which the electorate decides a political question)
- 16. (A body of advisers to the head of government)
- 17. (A political system ruled by a monarch)
- 18. (The organization of a state or government)
- 21. (The system of fundamental laws and principles that governs a nation)
- 24. (The right to vote in political elections)
- 26. (A person who holds supreme authority in a dictatorship)
- 27. (An official representing their country in a foreign city)
- 29. (The rejection of a decision or proposal by a law-making body)
- 30. (A political system where power is held by a small group)
Down
- 2. (The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws)
- 3. (A draft of a proposed law)
- 5. (A political system where one person has absolute power)
- 6. (The professional management of international relations)
- 7. (System of government by the people, typically through elected representatives)
- 9. (A two-house legislative body)
- 10. (A formal process of making changes to a legal document)
- 11. (The official procedure for removing a public official from office)
- 13. (The division of powers between a central government and regional units)
- 14. (A formal proposal for legislation)
- 15. (The lower house of the U.S. Congress)
- 19. (A minimum number of members needed to make decisions in a meeting
- 20. (The principle of majority rule in decision-making)
- 22. (The process of electing a public official)
- 23. (The branch of government that makes laws)
- 25. (The number of members needed to conduct official business in a legislative body)
- 28. (The profession of influencing decisions made by government officials)