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Across 1. Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government 3. There are no representatives; citizens are directly involved in the day to day work of governing the country 7. A system of goverance(government) headed by a single ruler 10. Is a form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State; the ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament not the monarch 16. A system of government where the executive branch exists separately from a legislature (to which it is generally not accountable) 17. A form of government in which sovereign power is divided-usually by means of a constitution-between a central authority and a number of constituent regions. 18. A country that has no monarch; the head of the country is usually an elected president

Down 2. A political system in which the legislature (parliament) selects the government- a prime minister, premier, or chancellor along with the cabinet ministers 4. A small group of people has all the power; Greek word that means "rule by a few" 5. A system of political organization with a central supreme government which holds the authority over and makes decisions 6. The legislature of England; lawmaking body of England 8. A form of government that a king or queen rules a country 9. power rests in the hands of an individual or a small group that tells everyone else what to do 11. Is an organization people set up to protect the community and make rules. 12. A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority 13. A union by compact or treaty between states, provinces, or territorities that creates a central government with limited powers 14. Citizens hold the political power 15. Nobody is inn control-or everyone is, depending on how you look at it