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Power
The ability to force others to obey
Authority
The right to rule
Legitimacy
Belief in authority
Sovereignty
Supreme authority
Dictatorship
Form of government where one person has total power over a country and rules by force
Monarchy
Authority is vested in hereditary figure, king or queen
Oligarchy
All power is vested in a few persons
Theocracy
A god or deity is seen as the supreme civil ruler
Anarchy
The absence of governmental control
Democracy
The people choose representatives to make decision's
Archon
A leader in ancient Athens
Ecclesia
A assembly in ancient Athens
Aristocrat
A person from a class of people holding exceptional rank and privileged
Boule
A council of 400 men in ancient Athens
Consul
Either of the two chief leaders of the ancient Roman republics
Checks and balances
The system that allows one part of the government to keep another part of the government in line
Veto
To reject an action of another
Term Limits
The maximum number of terms a government official can serve
Divine right of kings
The religious belief that a ruler gets their right to rule from god
Natural rights
Abilities or privileges that every person should have just because they are human
Social Contract
A voluntary agreement between individuals and the government
Popular sovereignty
The idea that the power of the government comes from the people
Rule of Law
The principle that the law applies to everyone, no matter the person’s status
Magna Carta
British document that limited the power of the government
English Bill of Rights
British document that protected the people from the government
