| A | B |
| communism | a government ruled by socialism |
| election | the process where people vote and choose a candidate |
| compromise | a mutual agreement of differences |
| Constitution | the legal decree granting its citizens rights |
| continent | a large body of land with agreed upon borders |
| cooperation | agreement between two or more parties |
| council | a ruling or governing group of individuals |
| country | a body of land ruled by a single government |
| decentralization | to spread power away from a single source |
| democracy | a government ruled by the majority vote of its people |
| depression | an economic downturn with high unemployment and slow economic growth |
| diversity | the differences between cultures of people |
| doctrine | a code of beliefs handed down |
| economy | a system of managing resources |
| community | a population of people with affinity |