Political Vocab

Hint

Answer

The branch of the government that passes laws

A state or nation with a government that officially derives its power from the people (as opposed to derivation from the divine, a foreign authority, etc.)

An economic system that is characterised by government or social control or ownership of property

A system of codified law that is applied directly, without regard for precedent

The power of the state to exercise exclusive legal control over its currency

The document which lays out the most fundamental tenets, principles, limitations and functions of the state

A political ideology that believes in the lack, or effective irrelevance of government and other hierarchies

A system of inheritance, often used in hereditary monarchies, by which the oldest (usually male) child of the previous incumbent or owner is the preferred inheritor

The authority and right of imperial Chinese governments to rule, said to be granted or rescinded by the gods

A voting system in which power is allocated simply to whatever party or candidate received the most votes

The branch of the government that rules on whether laws have been applied and followed correctly

A government that does not hold all power centrally; the opposite of unitary

The title of the head of government of the USA

A maturing security, or loan, given by a member of the public to the government

The most serious type of offence in most common law jurisdictions, and which may entitle the accused to a trial by jury

The symbol and embodiment of government on behalf of the monarchy in Commonwealth realms, and the name of the British monarchy's corporation

A legislature that has only one house would be called this

A feature of voting systems that ensures that submitted votes are anonymous and cannot be traced or recognised

A direct vote conducted across all enfranchised members of a state to vote on an issue, proposal or decision that may not be passed by the government alone

A person appointed for permanent diplomatic communication between states, based from or associated with an embassy

A system of government in which non-elected state officials make decisions and administrate