principles of Government Crossword

ability to rule
right to rule
society's belief that their ruler has the right to rule
supreme and ultimate power or authority within a territory
study of ideas about what kind of relationship people should have to their society and government
form of government ruled by one person who held all the power
everyone has a right to everything
theory in which people agree to give up some rights and power in exchange for protection
a book wrote by Hobbes to explain how he thinks governments should work
a supreme ruler
a body of people living in a defined space with the power to enforce and make laws and with an organization to do this
the group of people who are the members or citizens of a state
area in which a state's rule applies
organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state
a government in which one person has all the power
form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives
citizens hold the political power
citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government
there are no representatives
a small group of people has all the power
a small group of people, usually military officers, who rule a country after taking it over by force
a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority
nobody is in control
principle in which all people are accountable to laws
concept of a government limited in power