| A | B |
| The worlds temperature rising because of pollution | Global Warning |
| The use of violence against civilians to achieve political goals | Terrorism |
| Society at the local/popular level away from political/social centers | Grassroots |
| The amount of money owed by the national government | Federal Debt |
| Opening soviet society to new ideas | Glasnost |
| Policy of economic and political reform in Russian in the 1990's | Perestroka |
| When one can't pay ones debts | Bankruptcy |
| Military/political action used to fight terrorism | Counter-Terrorism |
| Cutting the rules and regulation the government imposes on business | Deregulation |
| The overthrow of a government by a small group | Coup |
| A person who currently holds office or a government position | Incumbent |
| A type of oxygen gas that protects the earth from cosmic rays | Ozone |
| When the government spends more than it takes in | Budget Deficit |
| To formally charge a government official with misconduct | Impeach |
| A world wide linking of computer networks | Internet |
| Allows the president to cancel individual spending measures with in a bill | Line-Item Veto |
| The value of all the goods and services produced in a nation in one year | Gross Domestic Product |