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Across 2. the right to use power 10. power made legitimate by law 13. a small group of wealthy and influential people at the top of society who hold the power and resources 15. a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority. 16. an extremely oppressive form of dictatorship in which most aspects of citizens' lives are controlled by the leader 17. A government ruled by a few powerful people

Down 1. a concept holding that each person's vote should be counted equally 2. a government led by a hereditary ruler who claims unlimited powers 3. A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority. 4. An arrangement whereby a ruler depends on a collection of supporters within the state who gain direct benefits in return for enforcing the ruler's will 5. A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. 6. A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution. 7. authority that rests on the personal appeal of an individual leader 8. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them 9. Power due to custom, tradition, or accepted practice 11. A government ruled by a king or queen 12. the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions 14. Method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of government (who gets what, when, and how)