| A | B |
|---|
| federation | U.A.E. is an example |
| constitutional monarchy | government headed by a king or queen where the monarch's powers are limited by the constitution |
| prime minister | leader of the political party that has the majority of members in a parliament |
| republic | voters elect officials to represent them |
| democracy | government ruled directly by the people |
| parliamentary democracy | country with a representative national legistature called a parliament |
| Sharia | Islamic law, influences Middle Eastern governments |
| absolute ruler | one with complete power whose authority cannot be questioned |
| apartheid | a system used in South Africa to separate people of different races by law |
| autonomous region | area within a country that is self-governing but supervised by the central government |
| cabinet | members of a government -either a parliament or executive branch-who help run the government |
| colonialism | control of a country as a colony by another country |
| checks and balances | the system by which each branch of government limits the power of the others |
| communism | system developed by Karl Marx in the 1800s in which all property is owned in common |
| judicial branch | interprets the law |
| Diet | Japanese legistature |
| constitution | defines the government |
| legislative branch | makes the laws and decides how much money the government can spend |
| nonaligned nations | countries that do not take part in the struggles between the world's superpowers |
| nationalism | strong pride for one's country or ethnic group |
| theocracy | government influenced by religious law |
| oba or emir | traditional West African rulers |
| Ibo system | West Africa village council |
| durbar | West African gathering to honor ruler |
| one party system | representative government that is not truly democratic |
| Kenyatta | first president of Kenya |
| coup | overthrowing of a government |
| Nelson Mandela | became president of South Africa following apartheid |
| Desmond Tutu | South African leader against apartheid |
| sanctions | actions taken by other countries against a country to make change |
| Swaziland | a monarchy in Southern Africa |
| Ali Jinnah | led the partition movement in India |
| India | world's largest democracy |
| military dictatorship | government ruled by military force |
| China,North Korea,Laos, Vietnam | communist governments |
| Taiwan, South Korea | representative democracies |
| emperor | symbolic leader in Japan |
