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| A system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own or through elected representatives. |
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| A system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right. In a monarchy, the right to rule passes from one generation of the ruling family to the next. |
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| A system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police. |
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| An economic system that relies mainly on markets o determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them. |
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| an economic system in which decisions about what to produce and how are made on the basis of customs, beliefs, and tradition. |
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| A nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives. |
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| A legislative assembly in which elected representatives debate and vote on proposed laws. The name comes from the french term parler, meaning "to talk" |
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| An economic system that relies mainly on the central government to determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them. |
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| The system of exchanging the use of land for military and other services. |
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| Blends reliance on market forces with reliance on market forces with some government involvement in the marketplace (between extremes of command, traditional, and market). |
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| Ruled Soviet Union 1922-1953. Hammer represents industrial workers, sickle represents agriculture. |
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| Dictator of Italy 1922-1943. He used his power to control every aspect of the government and the press. Symbol suggests that while a single stick may be easily broken, a bundle of sticks bound together is too strong to break. |
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| French Revolution, established an authoritarian regime, where the state exercises broad control over the lives of its citizens. (censored press ect.) |
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