| A | B |
|---|
| Government | institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies and provides for its common needs |
| Unitary | central gov't makes laws for entire nation. Local gov't has powers given by central gov't |
| Federal | some powers given to national gov't. others reserved for state |
| Confederation | smaller political units keep power and give central gov't very little or limited power |
| Authoritarian | leaders hold all or nearly all of the power |
| Dictatorship | power is concentrated in a small group and use of miltiary force or political terror is likely |
| Totalitarian | gov't tries to control every part of society- strictest form of authoritarian |
| Monarchy | titles rule- kings, sultans, pharaohs |
| Democracy | people choose their leaders and have the power to set gov't policy |
