Vocab

a family of rulers that are in power in a country; the period of time when a country is led by members of the same family

• pharaoh

• civil service

• legalism

• dynasty

A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, often referred to as a subcontinent.

• Island

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Plateau

The study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

• Civics

• Economics

• Geography

• Sociology

A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Republic

A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Feudalism

• Socialism

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

A form of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.

• Federalism

• Unitary State

• Confederation

• Monarchy

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy