| Term | Definition |
|---|
| absolute monarch | ruler with complete control over the government and the lives of the people. |
| dictatorship | a form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority |
| democracy | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| oligarchy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives, a political system governed by a few people |
| theocracy | government run by religious leaders |
| law | a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society |
| constitution | written plan of government |
| human rights | the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings |
| confederation | the act of forming an alliance or confederation |
| parliament | the lawmaking body of british government |
| bicameral legislature | a two chamber legislature |
| federalism | an idea of federal organization or more or less self-governing units |
| compromise | an accomodation of which both sides agree |
| ratification | making somthing valid bu formally ratifying it |
| amendments | changes to the constitution |
| federalist | an advocate of federalism |
| antifederalist | someone against federalism |
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