Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A space reserved for sitting
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- A vote to select the winner of a position or political office
- 6 Across
- The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
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- The head of a state ___
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- A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
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- A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (plural)
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- Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
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- A legislative act is ___ for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
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- A legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining
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- The upper house of the United States Congress
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- An autocracy governed by a ___ who usually inherits the authority
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- The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
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- A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
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- A plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
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