| A | B |
|---|
| democracy | government of the people |
| monarchy | government with a king or queen |
| autocracy | government run by one person |
| republic | representative democracy |
| socialism | government owns major resources |
| communism | government owns all property |
| civil law | governs everyday relations between citizens |
| criminal law | prosecution and punishment of individuals for crimes |
| precedent | past rulings used to determine court cases |
| case law | court decisions affecting laws |
| juvenile law | laws involving minors under the age of 18 |
| constitutional law | laws involving how government runs and citizens' rights |
| oligarchy | a clique or group of people running government |
| dictatorship | an unelected autocrat having absolute power |
| constitutional monarchy | a king or queen who shares power with a parliament |
| prime minister | head of government in a parliamentary system |
| president | the head of state and government in the United States |
| unitary system | powerful national government |
| confederal system | weak national government |
| Code of Hammurabi | oldest recorded system of laws |
