Topic 1 - Defining power

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Clues

  • a political system in which all citizens participate directly in the decision-making process, e.g. by voting (6, 9)
  • a political system in which the citizens do not take part directly in political decision-making; instead, they vote to elect representatives who make the political decisions on their behalf (8, 9)
  • a political system in which the citizens have no say in who rules, or on the way in which it is ruled. The power of government is in the hands of one person or a small group (12)
  • a vote on a particular issue that involves putting a question to the electorate for a yes or no decision (10)
  • authority held by individuals (such as a monarch or village elder) based on customs and traditions (11, 9)
  • authority held by individuals (such as Gandhi or Mandela) with extraordinary personal qualities who are able to inspire others and thereby bring about change (11, 9)
  • exercised through the use (or the threat) of force (8, 5)
  • term used in several different ways – it can refer to (1) membership of a particular state; (2) effective participation in society; (3) citizenship education. (11)
  • the power a person or organisation has to control, command, or determine other people, who obey without the need for any pressure, threats or force (9)
  • the views of the general public (6, 7)

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