| 1. allegiance |
a
nation or government ruled by or in the name of a monarch whose
power is either absolute or limited by a constitution. |
| 2. legislature |
a
group of governmental officials who head various departments in
the Executive Branch and advise the president. |
| 3. sovereign |
devotion
or loyalty to a person, country, or cause. |
| 4. democracy |
the
principles of federal government. |
| 5. political |
an
economic system in which the means of production and distribution
are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open
competition in a free market. |
| 6. monarchy |
a
solemn pledge to do something, esp. a promise to tell the truth,
as in a court of law. |
| 7. federalism |
a
person who is authorized to speak or act for one or more others,
such as a representative to a conference or convention. |
| 8. citizen |
of,
relating to, or concerned with the theory or practice of politics. |
| 9. capitalism |
a
governmental assembly authorized to make, change, or revoke the
laws of a state or nation. |
| 10. amendment |
a
form of government in which power ultimately rests with the people,
either directly or through elected representatives. |
| 11. adjourn |
an
addition to, change of, or deletion from a document such as a
legislative bill or contract. |
| 12. delegate |
a
monarch or other royal ruler. |
| 13. cabinet |
a
person belonging by birth or naturalization to a political and
geographic entity, esp. a nation. |
| 14. oath |
to
end the proceedings of (a meeting or the like) for a period of
time. |
