| A | B |
| capitalism | people earn wealth based on their own effort. |
| Proletariat | the working class |
| Bourgeoisie | the property-owning class |
| Communism | idea that all people share all property and all work equally |
| North Korea Cuba | Communist states |
| Communist Manifesto | written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels |
| Totalitarianism | a small group or individual holds all of the power |
| Democracy | Rule by the people |
| Athens | democracy originated here |
| Direct Democracy | democracy in its purest form; every citizen votes on every issue |
| Democratic republic | citizens vote through representatives |
| PRC | The People's Republic of China |
| Later, Longer, Fewer | China's population control slogan |
| World's most populous country | China |
| predicted to be the world's most populous country by the year 2025 | India |
| China encourages families to have this number of children only | one |
| market economy | Communist China is moving toward this as more people open their own businesses |
| 75 percent of China's energy comes from this | coal |
| economic development | this drives China's policy decisions |
| corruption | a big problem as China continues to build and grow |