| A | B |
|---|
| Abdicate | to give up (as a throne formally) |
| Absolute | Monarchy Monarch that doesn't have to share its power with anyone |
| Agrarian | of or relating to land or its ownership |
| Anarchy | Absence of political authority |
| Aristocracy | government by a noble of privileged class |
| Bourgeoisie | a social order dominated by bourgeois |
| Capitalism | an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of Government |
| Buffer Zone | neutral territory between rival powers intended to prevent conflict and lesson hostilities. |
| Cedeto | to yield or give up |
| Coalition | a temporary alliance of differing political factions |
| Conservative | disposed to maintain existing view, conditions, or institutions |
| Constitution | Plan of government |
| Country | region or district |
| Coup | a brilliant sudden stroke or strategem |
| Democracy | form of govenment in which the citizens hold power |
| Despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| Divine right | political theory that the ruler derives his or her power directly from god and is accountable only to god |
| Dynasty | a line of rulers who belong to the same family |
| Edict | order degree |
| Empire | group of territories or nations ruled by a single ruler or government |
| Era | a period idenfified by some special feature |
| Federal | of or relating to the central government of a federation |
| Guerilla | one who engages in irregular warfare |
| Heretic | adhere to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma |
| Ideology | the system of beliefs and attitudes that guides the actions of a group of nation |
| Imperialism | policy of building an empire |
| Indemnity | payment for damages or losses |
| Investiture | the act of ratifying or establishing an office |
| Isolationism | policy of national isolation by abstention from international political andeconomic relations |
| kimdom | politically organized community |
| Liberal | of or relating to or based on the liberal arts |
| Majority | a group of party whose vote exceedinfluenced power |
| Martial Law | temporary military rule, limiting rights such as free speech |
| Medieval | or or relating to or characteristic's of the middle ages |
| Minority | the smaller on number of two groups |
| Moderate | avoiding extremes |
| Nation | a community of people composed of one or more nationalities |
| Nationalism | pride in one own nation desire for indepence |
| Nationalize | to bring a private industry under government control |
| Oligarchy | form of government in which a small group holds political power |
| Patriarch | in the early Christian Church, one of five powerful bishops in major cities |
| Proletariat | in Marxist theory the working class |
| Radical | Fundamental extreme |
| Regent | person who acts as a temporary ruler |
| Reparation | compensation for war damage |
| Republic | a govenment in which citizens elects the leaders |
| Schism | the division of the Christian Church in 1054 that separated the Roman church and the Eastern Orthodox |
| Socialism | political theory that society as a whole should control the means of production such as a factories and land |
| Solon | a wise or skillful lawmaker |
| Sovereign | one possessing the supreme power and authority in a state |
| Stoic | one who suffers without complaining |
| Theocracy | government headed religious leaders or a leader regarded as a god |
| Totalitarianism | idea that a dictatorial government should control all aspects of citizen lives |
| Veto | an authoritative prohibition |
