intro Govt Vocab Crossword

government where political authority rest with a single leader
having a legislative divided into an upper and a lower house
the part of the government that is responsible for the entire country(national level)
the top elected official in charge of enforcing laws and carrying out government policy
a government where political authority rests with a nation's citizens; basic rights of citizens areprotected by law
a single leader who holds limitless power in an autocratic government;often uses force to silence the opposition
a form of government in which citizens vote directly and not through representatives
a form of government where the power is shared between the central (national) government and the governments of states or provinces
the system that a country uses to make laws and run the country
the person who runs the day to day business of the gov't. This is not always the same person as the head of state.
the person who serves as the ceremonial head of a country's government and represents that country to the rest of the world, can be a monarch or president
a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to make gov't decisions
governments of smaller areas such as regions, states, provinces, or cities