Across
- 5. Government elected through a two-step process, first the people elect a legislature which then elects the government.
- 7. A rule about what percentage of a popular vote a party needs to acquire before it can receive seats in the legislature.
- 8. Country is divided into electoral districts in which the candidate who wins the most votes wins the legislative seat.
- 9. Social networks and norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them.
- 10. Elections that take place before the expiration of the legislature’s full term.
Down
- 1. Two or more parties agree to share cabinet posts.
- 2. A party’s share of its seats in the legislature equals its share of the popular vote.
- 3. The term meaning that a democracy is strong and lasting and will withstand the tests of time.
- 4. Vote to determine if the government still has the support of a majority of the legislators.
- 6. The president is the sole effective head of government, constitutionally armed with real decision making powers.