Across
- 1. The process by which political leaders or parties are selected by the people in elections.
- 7. A person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of or a candidate for an elected office.
- 8. All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election
- 10. A country's fundamental legal document
- 13. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and smaller political units.
- 15. A formal agreement between countries to work together for a common purpose.
- 16. A form of government with a monarch at the head.
- 17. Political system in which citizens elect representatives
- 19. Government officials act openly, keeping the. citizens informed of the decisions the officials are making.
- 21. Refers to the way that countries are governed, and to the ways that governments make rules and laws to manage the human society properly.
- 22. A legislative body that is common in countries that were or are monarchies.
- 26. A governing body of appointed officials
- 28. A body or group of individuals exercising authority
- 29. The type of government which is responsible and answerable to the public which has elected the government through their representatives
- 30. A member of a state
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- 2. A body of people elected to represent the population in a government.
- 3. The process of decision- making and the process by which decisions are implemented
- 4. The power to enforce laws and make decisions
- 5. The leader of a country, often the head of state.
- 6. The part of a country's government that is responsible for its legal system and that consists of all the judges in its courts of law
- 9. The governing body of a nation, state, or community.
- 11. The act of formally charging someone with a crime or misconduct in office.
- 12. The process of formulating and applying tactics to achieve political goals
- 14. A person who holds or is seeking a political office.
- 18. The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
- 20. A single ruler has complete control over the country and its people.
- 23. Process of selecting a candidate for either election to a public office, or the bestowing of an honor or award
- 24. An assembly or council usually possessing high deliberative and legislative functions
- 25. A political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.
- 27. Act of officially naming someone to a position or duty, or the position itself