Key Terms-Chapter 11 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Citizenship StudiesPolitical power in the UKGCSEAQA Created by: toz.gCreated on: 21-05-18 19:47 10382541769 Across 1. a body normally elected that decides upon the laws that apply to a state. In the UK, Parliament is the legislature; in the USA, Congress is the legislature (11) 5. a system of hereditary power, passed down a family line. In the UK we have a constitutional monarchy, where the head of state is a monarch, but most of their powers have been transferred to the government and the monarch is seen as a neutral national (3, 8) 6. where religious leaders run the state (9) 7. a document produced by a political party at the time of an election outlining the policies it would like to introduce (9) 8. a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something (5) 9. a system where no form of government operates. When there is a total breakdown in society, e.g. after a civil war a state of anarchy is said to exist. Lack of government (7) Down 2. employees of the state who administer our public policy (5, 7) 3. the name given to a parliament made up of two chambers, like the UK system with the House of Commons and the House of Lords (9) 4. the ability to act, speak or think as one thinks (7) 10. a system of government based upon the consent of the people through an open and fair electoral system, where electors can choose from competing political parties or groups. (9)
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