| A | B |
| conditions | the ways people or things are |
| inherits | to receive a gift from someone who has died |
| regulate | to control by use of others |
| monarchy | ruler who inherits his/her position |
| absolute monarchy | shah/sheik |
| limited monarchy | country limits the powers of the monarch |
| dictator | gains control without inheriting position |
| dictatorship | government ruled by a dictator |
| totalitarian | control economic and political conditions and what people believe,think, and value |
| oligarchy | country ruled by small group of people |
| aristrocracy | small group of rulers made up of dukes, barrons,and countesses |
| democracy | the people rule |
| U.S. Government | Representative Democracy |
| Representative Democracy | people elect representatives |
| representatives | elected by the people;make laws |
| Undemocratic republics | not all adults are allowed to vote |
| Paying taxes | to provide a military and benifits for the people |