Across
- 2. policy that is proposed by the government and directly voted on by the people
- 8. a relationship in which one exchanges loyalty for a position, wealth, or other resource from someone with great influence
- 9. a measure of a country’s income or wealth distribution
- 13. principle that everyone is accountable to the law
- 18. an electoral system that rewards parties seats in proportion to the number of votes they earn
- 21. the people themselves, rather than representatives, vote on issues
- 22. groups and organizations not affiliated with the government
- 24. structures that connect the people with the government
- 25. a measure of a country’s degree of political rights and civil liberties
- 27. Career-minded bureaucrats who administer public policy according to a technical rather than a political rationale
- 28. people control the government through representatives
- 29. a system of government in which power is highly centralized
- 30. a group of people who share the same culture but do not have sovereignty
Down
- 1. government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority
- 3. A governmental system of divided authority in which coequal branches can restrain each other’s actions
- 4. control of interest groups and organizations by the government
- 5. a political system where two major political parties dominate the government
- 6. belief of citizens that the government will respond to their needs and that they can influence policy
- 7. Competition among multiple diverse groups helps preserve democratic values and limits the concentration of power in any single group
- 10. type of democracy in which there are regular competitive elections, but the elections are not free nor fair; there are also limited civil rights and liberties
- 11. a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people
- 12. a legislative body with two houses
- 14. a legislative body with one house
- 15. chief officer of the executive branch
- 16. the process by which people develop political views through certain agents
- 17. the process of reducing government involvement in the economy
- 19. the ability for citizens to see through the government and the extent to how open and honest the government is
- 20. a system of government in which power is divided between national and local governments
- 22. An economy where production and prices are regulated by the government rather than market forces
- 23. a term synonymous to country that applies to self-governing political entities
- 26. the official leader of a country, often someone who has few or no real political powers