Government

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
c l o r s
2.
e d r
A member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
3.
v t
A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
4.
a b i
Persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act
5.
d t o s h p
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute ___
6.
f d e o n
7.
e m o r
Government in which people vote for their leaders
8.
f e n
The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
9.
e s
Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government (plural)
10.
o a r y
An autocracy governed by a ___ who usually inherits the authority
11.
n s t t t n
Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
12.
c i a t s
13.
e l o n
A vote to select the winner of a position or political office
14.
i i a t i
Migration into a place
15.
b i
An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered (plural)
16.
i u a i s m
17.
e c i n
Learning at school
18.
t o a i a r m
19.
p o v c a
A country person
20.
n i p a
21.
i o r
22.
e r t o e
The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state (plural)
23.
i i n
Travel by being carried on horseback