Political Systems & Government Terms

A region that shares a common government.

• state

• empire

• monarchy

An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.

• empire

• city-state

• state

A state consisting of several countries.

• nation-state

• diplomacy

• empire

A state that is independent from other states.

• nation-state

• monarchy

• city-state

A form of government in which the is ruled by a king or queen.

• state

• monarchy

• empire

managing communication and relationships between countries

• authoritarian

• city-state

• diplomacy

A government in which power is held by a single person or small group.

• monarchy

• authoritarian

• communism

A political and economic system in which the government owns all property and makes all economic decisions.

• communism

• authoritarian

• constitutional monarchy

Monarchs that are limited by law and share power with other branches of government.

• sovereignty

• constitutional monarchy

• diplomacy

A supreme authority or power over such things as nation territory.

• city-state

• empire

• sovereignty