Intro Gov't Vocab Crossword

the right to vote
executive leader elected by citizens in the presidential system; does not write laws---carries out (enforces) laws
the ability to get things done;the government decides how this is divided; can be central (national) or local (regions, states, provinces, cities)
title often given to the head of government in a parliamentary democracy
an organized group of people who hold a particular set of political belifs; autocracies usually have only one
democratic government where citizens elect members of the legislature and the chief executive (president)
king or queen; ruler.There are two types of monarchies: constitutional and Absolute
governments of smaller areas such as regions, states, provinces, or cities
the person who servs 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
The system that a country uses to make laws and run the country
A form of government in which itizens vote directly and not through representatives
a single leader who holds limitless power in an autocratic government; often uses force to silence the opposition
the top elected official in charge of enforcing laws and carrying out government policy
the part of the government that is responsible for the entire country (national level)
govrnment where political authoriy rest with a single leader