| A | B |
|---|
| Consensus | agreement |
| sovereignty | a state of supreme and absolute authority within its territory (rule by the people) |
| autocracy | system of government in which the key powers are held by the central or national government |
| totalitarian government | ruler who controls all aspects of daily life |
| absolute monarchy | king/queen/emperor has absolute authority |
| constitutional monarchy | king/queen/emperor with limited power |
| oligarchy | power held by a small group (business leaders,military, elite) |
| democracy | rule by the people |
| direct democracy | people directly influence the government |
| representative democracy | people elect representatives to make decisions for them |
| federal system/federalism | system of governmen in which power is divided between national, state and local governments |
| confederacy | loose union of independent states |
| constitution | plan for government |
| constitutional government | government who's power is limited by a constitution |
