Matching Section for India, China, and Greece

Monarchy

Monarchy

a government in which power is in the hands of one person

Oligarchy

a government in which power is in the hands of a few people

Theocracy

a government controlled by religious leaders

Aristocracy

a government in which power is in the hands of the hereditary ruling class or nobility

Democracy

a government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives

Republic

a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote

Feudalism

a political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people that live on the land

Autocracy

a government in which the ruler had unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner

Meritocracy

a government in which power is by people selected on the basis of their ability - jobs/merit

Unitary System

one strong centralized government - one place for power

Confederate System (Confederate)

a loose alliance of states

Federate System (Federalism)

divides power into national, state, and local governments

Socialism

an economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all

Totalitarianism

government control over every aspect of public and private life

Communism

an economic system in which all means of production–land, mines, factories, railroads, and businesses–are owned by the people, private property does not exist, and all goods and services are shared equally

Enfranchisement

the giving of a right or a privilege, especially the right to vote

Suffrage

the right to vote in political elections

Amend

fix, change

Veto

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body

Ratify

sign or give formal consent to, agree

Tariff

tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports

Bureaucracy

a system of departments and agencies formed to carry out to work of the government