| A | B |
|---|
| absolute monarchy | Kings or queens with total, or absolute power |
| dictatorship | A form of government in which all power in in the hands of one person/group of people. |
| authoritarian | Controlled by rulers that answer only to themselves. |
| totalitarian | A form of government that has total power over the people. |
| democracy | A form of government in which the people of the country either rule directly or through elective representatives. |
| direct democracy | A form of government in which all the people meet together at one place to make laws and what actions to take. |
| representative democracy | A form of government in which the people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them. |
| laws | Rules of conduct enforced by government constitution - a written plan of government. |
| human rights | The basic rights in which all humans are entitled as human beings. |
| confederation | A loose association of states. |
| sovereignty | A government's absolute power or authority. |
| delegates | Representatives |
| bicameral | Consisting of two houses, as in a law making body. |
| federalism | A federal system which divides a government's powers between the national government, which governs the whole country, and the state governments, which govern each state. |
| unitary system | A system of government in which the national government possesses all legal power. |
| compromise | An agreement in which both sides gives up part of its demands. |
| legislature | A lawmaking body of government. |
| ratification | Approval by a formal vote. |
| parliament | The lawmaking body of the British government. |
| federalists | Supporters of the Constitution who urged its adoption. |
| anti-federalists | Opponents of the Constitution who urged its rejection. |
