| A | B |
|---|
| unitary | one central government makes laws for an entire nation |
| federal system | powers are shared between national and state governments |
| confederation | state governments are more powerful than the national government |
| sovereignty | a nation's freedom from outside control |
| monarchy | kings, queens, shahs, etc. inherit their power |
| democracy | people choose leaders and set government policy |
| capitalism | people decide all economic questions |
| socialism | the state runs basic industries, the rest is privately owned |
| communism | state owns all property and distributes wealth equally |
| dictatorship | autoritarian form of government, power is often gained using force |
| United States | country with a federal system |
| France | country with a unitary system |
| Saudi Arabia | country with a monarchy |
| United Kingdom | country with a constitutional monarchy |
| Iraq | country with a dictatorship |
| free-market economy | synonymous with capitalism |
| command economy | synonymous with communism |
| mixed economy | synonymous with socialism |
