| A | B |
|---|
| absolute monarch | king/queen has total power |
| totalitarian government | governement controls lives |
| dictatorship | one person or small group rule(s) |
| democracy | people of a nation rule |
| direct democracy | each person meets to make rules |
| representative democracy | synonym for republic |
| republic | people elect other people to represent them |
| law | a rule of conduct enforced by government |
| constitution | a written plan of government |
| human rights | the basic rights of humans |
| confederation | a loose association of states |
| delegate | a representative |
| Parliament | lawmaking body (especially in Great Britain) |
| bicameral | using two houses in legislature |
| federalism | federal= national state= state gov. |
| compromise | agreement where two sides give up some demands |
| legislature | a lawmaking body of government |
| ratification | approval by a formal vote |
| Federalist | supported Constitution of 1787 |
| Anti-Federalist | urged rejection of Constitution of 1787 |
