Question

civics 101 mr. paalz
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1. a/an __ government is one in which the ruler has absolute power to do whatever he wishes.
2. decisions are often made by a __ of votes in a democratic system of government.
3. the parliament of israel is called the __.
4. in a presidential democracy, the legislature passes the laws, but they are __ by the president.
5. the leader of the government in a parliamentary democracy is usually given the title .
6. the leader in a presidential democracy is usually given the title of __.
7. individuals who live under autocratic governments do not have any rights to choose __.
8. unlike in a parliamentary democracy, the legislature in a presidential democracy does not have the power to __ the president - except in the case of an impeachment.
9. the legislature in a parliamentary democracy is usually called the __.
10. in a __ government system, a great deal of power is left in the hands of the people.
11. in a __ democracy, the legislature chooses the leader of the government.

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1. in an autocratic government, the ruler makes and enforces whatever __ he chooses.
2. individuals who live under an autocratic government may not __ on which laws are made and put into practice.
3. in many parliamentary democracies, a king or queen may be recognized as the symbolic head of __.
4. a presidential democracy is also known as a __ form of government.
5. the prime minister in a parliamentary democracy may be voted out of __ early if he/she begins to lose power.
6. in a __ democracy, the leader of the country is chosen separately from the legislature.
7. the __ of saudi arabia, where the king has absolute power, is an example of an autocratic government in southwest asia.
8. the __ government keeps control of all the most important aspects of the countrys life in an autocratic system.
9. \__\ comes from the greek word \demos,\ which means \people.\
10. if a person living in a democracy feels his rights have been __, he has the power to ask the government to help in correcting the situation.
11. __ is a good example of a parliamentary democracy in southwest asia.
12. laws protecting individual __ are present in a democracy.
13. the political __ that wins the majority of representatives in a parliamentary democracy usually chooses the leader of the parliament to a form a government.
14. the leader in a presidential democracy is recognized as __ of both state and government.

Explanation:

This is a civics - related crossword puzzle focusing on different forms of government such as autocratic, democratic (parliamentary and presidential), and related political concepts like majority votes, legislative - executive relations, and rights in different systems. The terms are filled in the crossword grid based on the provided clues related to political science concepts.

Answer:

Since no specific questions are asked about filling the crossword, if the task is to just list the main concepts related to the crossword:

• Autocratic government: Ruler has absolute power.
• Democratic government: Can be parliamentary or presidential. In parliamentary, legislature chooses the leader; in presidential, leader is chosen separately from legislature.
• Majority: Decisions often made by majority of votes in democracy.
• Knesset: Parliament of Israel.
• Prime Minister: Leader of government in parliamentary democracy.
• President: Leader in presidential democracy.
• Rights: Protected in democracy, not available in autocratic systems for choosing leaders or laws.
• Legislature: Passes laws, has different relations with the executive in different democratic systems.