| A | B |
|---|
| Democracy | People elect leaders and make decisions |
| Autocracy or Dictatorship | One person rules with absolute authority |
| Oligarchy | A few rich, powerful people make all of the decisions |
| Monarchy | Ruled by a king or Queen |
| Unitary | Strong central government with weak states or no states at all |
| Confederation | States are strong and national government is weak |
| Federal | Power is split or sheared between the national government and the state or provincial government |
| Presidential Democracy | President is elected by the people, there is a balance of power between branches of government |
| Parliamentary Democracy | Prime Minister is appointed by members of Parliament |
| Prime Minister | The leader of a Parliamentary Democracy |
| U.S., Mexico, and Brazil | Three examples of a Presidential Democracy |
| Canada, Australia, and England | Three examples of a Parliamentary Democracy |
