Vocabulary Week #2

DICTATOR A ruler with absolute power and authority.

ALLY A country or person that has joined with another country or person for a special purpose.

AUTOCRACY A government system where one leader holds complete power.

CONFEDERATION A loose alliance of countries, states, and other political units.

DEMOCRACY A type of government where the people in the country hold the supreme power.

FASCISIM A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied.

EMPIRE An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.

FEDERAL A type of government where a group of states giver certain power and authority to a central government.

FIGUREHEAD A leader who represents a country but does not have many duties in the government.

IMPERIALISM The policy of obtaining and occupying land to form an empire.

MONARCHY A government headed by a king or queen.

OLIGARCHY A political system where control rests with a small group of people with wealth or power.

PARLIMENTARY A democratic form of government where the legislature (Parliament) controls the power.

REPUBLIC A system of government where decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people.

UNITARY Gives all the power to the central government.