| A | B |
|---|
| goverment | a body that makes and enforces laws |
| state | a region that shares one kind of goverment |
| nation - state | a state that is independent of other states |
| dependency | a region that belongs to another state |
| city - state | a small city centered state |
| empire | a state containing several countries |
| constitution | a set of laws that define and often limit a goverment's power |
| alliance | when two or more nations agree to work together for a common purpose such as hunger, peace, economics, etc. |
| direct democracy | all citizens take part and vote in all decisions |
| tribal rule | all citizens have a say, but leaders make all final decisions based on cultural tradition |
| absolute monarchy | a king or queen by birth has total power over the goverment |
| dictatorship | goverment ruled by a leader who has siezed power and has complete control |
| oligarchy | ruled by a small group of people who have most of the power such as religous, military, ect. |
