Across
- 5. branch part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
- 7. Carta the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
- 10. the system or form by which a community is ruled
- 12. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
- 14. the act of forming or establishing something
- 15. government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
- 16. a state of lawlessness and disorder
- 18. making something valid by formally confirming it
- 20. form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
Down
- 1. branch branch of the United States government administering justice
- 2. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
- 3. a vote that blocks a decision
- 4. government divided between central and regional powers
- 6. Congress the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution
- 8. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
- 9. branch the branch of the United States government that makes laws
- 11. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
- 13. a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
- 17. a political system governed by a few people
- 19. of Rights a statement of fundamental rights and privileges