| A | B |
| sovereignty | freedom from outside control |
| federal | some powers are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for the states |
| confederation | 3rd type of government system in which smaller political units keep their sovereignty and give the central government limited power |
| authoritarian | the leaders held all or nearly all political powers |
| dictatorship | power is concentrated in a small group or even a single person |
| totalitarianism | the most extreme form of dictatorship and the government tries to control everything |
| monarchy | throughout history most common type of authoritorian government which has kings queens etc. |
| democracy | any country in which the people choose their leaders and have the power to set government policy |
| capitalist | the people answer the economic systems |
| communism | the state makes all the economic desicians |
| socialism | for the good of society ass a whole the state should own and run basic in dustries |