| A | B |
| A country ruled by a king or queen | Monarchy |
| A form of government where one leader has absolute control | Dictatorship |
| A government controlled by a small group of people | Oligarchy |
| A country where there is no government | Anarchy |
| A government that recognizes god or a divine being as the ultimate authority. | Theocracy |
| A type of democracy where people citizens elect leaders to represent them in government | Representative |
| Type of Democracy where the citizens are directly involved in the day to day work of governing the country | Direct |
| A framework or plan for a government | Constitution |
| A government ran by the people or citizens | Democracy |
| First ten amendments to the Constitution | Bill of Rights |
| Birthplace of Democracy | Athens |
| The U.S. is an indirect democracy or a | Republic |