| A | B |
|---|
| autocracy | a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power |
| oligarchy | a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, ususally self-appointed elite |
| federal government | one in which the powers of government are divided between a cental government and several local governments |
| division of powers | government power divided between local and national governments |
| unitary government | a centralized government where all powers belong to a single centralized agency |
| confederation | an alliance of independent states |
| presidential government | the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent of one another, and co-equal |
| parliamentary government | the executive is made up of the prime minister and his cabinet and they are part of the legislative branch |
