| A | B |
|---|
| monarchy | government w/king or queen |
| dictatorship | government w/omnipotent ruler |
| plank | item in a political program |
| platform | declared policy of a political party |
| electoral college | assembly that formally elects the U.S. president |
| taxes | money you pay to the government |
| communism | system in which most property is owned |
| socialism | political theory advocating state ownership and control of the means of production |
| Washington D.C. | U.S. capital |
| immigrant | person who comes into a country and settles |
| prime meridian | line through center of earth from north pole to south pole |
| concurrent | federal and state powers combined |
| federalism | separates federal and state powers |
| delegated power | elected power |
| reserved power | power held aside |
| separation of powers | this separates powers |
| 3 branches of government | executive,legislative,judicial |
| constitution | outline of the U.S. laws |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments in constitution |
| Stamp Act | a tax put on stamps |
| French and Indian War | a war with the French and the Indians |
