Unit 5 Crossword

monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government; his or her powers are not limited by a constitution or by the law.
It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God.
a fleet of warships.
(in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
The legislative branch is the part of the United States government that creates laws.
a situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power.
an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689. The Bill creates a separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.
A government in which a monarch agrees to share power with a parliament and abide by a constitution
a government whose power is defined and limited by law
A group of advisers to the leader
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
the process of making an area more urban.
the production of large quantities of a standardized article by an automated mechanical process.
the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.
the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property. separation of powers. the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.
used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789. The term Old Regime used to describe the political and social system of France prior to the French Revolution. Under the regime, everyone was a subject of the king of France as well as a member of an estate and province.
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
an act the British Parliament passed in 1765 that forced all publications to have a stamp that was to be bought from the government.
the principle that the government only governs those who allow being governed.
One of the French social classes before the French Revolution.
the capitalist class who own most of society's wealth.
An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates.
A pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly to continue meeting until they complete a new constitution.
A fortress in France that played an important role in the internal conflicts of France.
A small organized group within a larger one, especially in politics.
the right to vote in political elections.
the period where Maximilien Robespierre ruled France and executed many.
A machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.
the French civil code that removes women's rights.
a sudden seizure of political power in a nation.