A | B |
capitalism | most basic & non basic business are privately owned. |
socialism | Most basic industries are government owned. |
communism | All property is owned by the government, including farms and factories for the good of the people. |
basic business | essential for a nation to function, like transportation, electricty, etc. |
Non-basic business | Nice, but not necessary. TV companies, sporting goods, etc. |
direct democracy | everybody participates in all government decisions |
monarchy | King or Queen rules the government |
constitution | set of laws that define and limit the governments power |
representative democracy | citizens elect representatives to run the government. |
constitutional monarchy | King or Queen is more of symbol and does not have much real power. Example - Great Britain |
aristocracy | a government ruled by a group of people who are considered superior either by education, wealth, etc. |
oligarchy | A government by an elite ruling class. government by the few |
dictatorship | A government where one person has complete power over the government. |
goods | products such as shoes or cars |
services | producers perform these for other people. like styling hair |
consumers | people who buy things |
producers | people who make products or provide services |