| A | B |
|---|
| governemnt | group of people who have the power to make and enforce the laws |
| constitution | system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized |
| unlimited government | government structure in which there are no effective limits on government actions |
| limited government | government structure in which government actions are limited by law |
| tyranny | unjust use of power |
| state | region that shares a common government |
| city-state | independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
| empire | state containing several countries or territories |
| democracy | form of governemnt in which citizens hold political power |
| nation state | state that is independent of other states |
| monarchy | form of government in which the state is ruled by a king or queen |
| authoritarian | governemnt in which all the power is held by a single person or a small group |
| communism | political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes economic decisions |
