| A | B |
|---|
| monarchy | rule by king or ruler inherits power |
| parliament | legislative branch in Britain |
| coalition | temporary alliance of parties |
| ministers | members of the House of Commons |
| Prime Minister | chief executive under parliamentary system chosen by parliament |
| devolution | delegation of authority from the central government to regional governments |
| dissolution | triggers a general election at which voters fill Japanese lower house seats |
| mestizo | a person of both spanish and Native American ancestry |
| NAFTA | removal of trade restrictions in North America |
| purges | "purification" of party by deleting political enemies |
| perestroika | restructuring political and economics of Soviet Union |
| glasnost | reform of openness of Soviet Government |
| cultural revolution | Chinese attack of any who lacked "revulution fervor" |
