Government Crossword Puzzle

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refers to the governments authority and ability to get things done

distinguished by having a president that is elected by the people for a limited term of office

when citizens met regularly in an assembly to discuss issues and vote for leaders

any decision made by the government in pursuit of a particular goal

to disagree with the king was to disagree with God

the political rights held by groups who make up less than half of the population

independent states join forces by forming a central government

divides power over people and territory between a national government and regional levels or government

allows people and business to make their own economic choices with limited interference from the government

belief that ordinary people could aspire to rule themselves and do so as political equals

the individual rights and liberties of all people are protected

ultimate authority rests in a single, national government

decisions are made by getting more than half of the votes cast

formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people

rulers are seen as right and proper by important segments of a nation's population

supreme power to act within its territory and to control its external affairs

a system of rule in which one leader holds unlimited power over the government

political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people living within a clearly define territory

conception of something in its most perfect form

executive branches of government are combined (prime minister)

dictatorship led by a small group of people; aristocracy

process by which government makes and carries out decisions

the ability of people to act and think as they choose

all people are treated fairly under the law

an indirect form of democracy that places political decision making one step away from the people

government is headed by one person who exercises supreme authority

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