ISSSP6 Vocabulary Crossword

the idea that European monarchs had a God-given right to rule and thus deserved absolute power
power to give orders and enforce rules that has been defined in a legal or official way
institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public policy
an established organization, especially one providing public service, and the rules that guide it
the quality of being accepted as an authority, often applied to laws or those in power
the misuse of authority for harmful, unethical, or illegal ends
the legal right and power to give orders and enforce rules
having to do with citizens, as in civil rights
a form of protest in which people disobey a law they consider unjust
the use of force or threats to make people do things against their will
characterized by cunning or ruthless methods to obtain and maintain power, associated with the positions philosophy of Niccolas Machiavelli that "the end justifies the mean"
an ancient Chinese doctrine that the ruler was the "son of heaven" and thus enjoyed supreme authority
an independant state, especially one in which the people share a common culture
the process and method of making decisions for groups
an ancient Greek form of representative government
the ability to cause others to behave as they might not otherwise choose to do
a product or service that is available for everyone, regardless of if they can pay for it or not
government income, raised through taxes and other means to be used for public expenses
the idea that the legitimacy of a government comes from an unwritten contract between the ruler and the ruled
the ability to have complete control over a group
payments in money or goods to ancient empires by smaller states that were under their control