| A | B |
|---|
| Government | institution that can make & enforce rules |
| State | political unit in a federal system |
| Authority | absolute rule |
| Citizens | members of a state |
| Laws | set of rules binding on society |
| Public Policies | plans & decisions a government makes in an area of public concern |
| Legitimacy | rightful authority a government has over its citizens |
| Natural Rights | rights you have because you are human |
| Politics | process by which people participate in government |
| Compromise | each side gives in a little |
| Public | common interest of a society |
| Monarchy | rule by a king or queen |
| Constitutional Monarchy | monarch is a ceremonial head of state |
| Republic | government's authority comes only from the people |
| Democracy | ruled by the people |
| Dictatorship | government's authority is in the hand of a single person or small group |
| Autocracy | ruled by 1 |
| Oligarchy | ruled by few |
| Authoritarian | goverment in which rulers answer only to themself |
| Totalitarian | ruler has complete control over all aspects of people's lives |
| Unitary System | legal power held by the national government |
| Federal System | power is divided among the national, state, and local governments |
| Confederal System | power is held by independent states |
| Presidential System | government in which each branch is separate from the others |
| Parliamentary System | system of government in which the power is in the legislature |
| Anarchy | absense of government |
| Majority | more than 1/2 |
