Australian Government

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A space reserved for sitting (4)
  2. 6. A vote to select the winner of a position or political office (8)
  3. 8. The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom (13)
  4. 10. The head of a state ___ (8)
  5. 11. A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch (8)
  6. 13. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government (12)
  2. 2. A legislative act is ___ for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate (10)
  3. 3. A legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining (6)
  4. 5. The upper house of the United States Congress (6)
  5. 7. An autocracy governed by a ___ who usually inherits the authority (8)
  6. 8. The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom (7)
  7. 9. A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body (3)
  8. 12. A plan of action adopted by an individual or social group (6)