| A | B |
|---|
| liberal | person who believes in government programs and govt. regulation of business |
| conservative | person who wants fewer government programs and less regulation of business |
| bottom line | amount of profit |
| private sector | area of the nation's economy under private control |
| bureaucracy | organizations that put into effect government policies |
| commodity | product you buy frequently (usually agricultural or mass produced) |
| imperialism | the practice of acquiring power and control of another country |
| refugee | person who flees to a foreign country to escape persecution or danger |
| demographer | scientist who studies and analyzes population data |
| propaganda | information or ideas deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, or nation |
| oligarchy | government in which a small group holds the power |
| democracy | government where the majority rules, and citizens choose representatives in free elections |
| theocracy | government in which a religion establishes the principles of laws, and religious leaders enforce these laws |
| monarchy | a government in which a king or queen rules by inherited power. Power may be only symbolic, or absolute |
| dictatorship | government in which one person has total authority. Citizens' rights are taken away. Violence usually characterizes the beginning and end of a dictatorship |
