| A | B |
|---|
| Democracy | Citizens vote |
| Representative Democracy | Citizens vote for representatives |
| Legislative Branch | Branch of government that makes laws |
| Judicial Branch | Branch of government that interprets or judges laws |
| Executive Branch | Branch of government that leads the country |
| Branches of Government | Legislative, judicial, and executive |
| Three | Number of Branches of Government |
| Presidential Democracy | Type of democracy in U.S., Mexico, Russia, and Brazil |
| Parliamentary Democracy | Type of democracy in England, Canada, and Australia |
| President | Leader of the country and a member of executive branch in the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil |
| Prime Minister | Leader of the country and member of the executive branch in England, Canada, and Australia |
| States | The name for smaller regions of government in the U.S., Australia, Brazil, and Mexico |
| Provinces | The name for smaller regions of government in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Mexico |
| Territories | Smaller regions that have less self-control, less self-governing than states or provinces; found in Canada and Australia |
| Vote of the people | How the President is selected |
| Vote of members of parliament | How the Prime Minister is selected |
| congress | Name of the legislative branch in a presidential democracy |
| parliament | Name of the legislative branch in a parliamentary democracy |
| Vote of the people | How members of congress are selected |
| Combination of people's vote and selection by leaders | How members of parliament are selected |
| House of Representative and Senate | Name of two parts of U.S. congress |
| House of Representative and Senate | Name of two branches of Australian parliament |
| House of Commons and Senate | Name of two branches of Canadian parliamant |
| Queen of England | Ceremonial leader in Canada and Australia |
| Heredity, power transferred through bloodlines | How the Queen is selected |
| Brazil and Australia | Places where citizens are required to vote |
| Governor-General | The Queen's representative in Canada and Australia |
| Queen and Prime Minister | Who appoints the Governor-General |
| Canberra | The capital of Australia |
| Ottawa | The capital of Canada |
| Washington D.C. | The capital of the United States |
| Federal or federalism | Power is shared between national government and state or provincial governments |
