Union Flashcards
the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.
Union
the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.
Monarchy
a form of government with a monarch at the head
Dictatorship
government by a dictator
Demorcracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Antocracy
a system of government by one person with absolute power.
Absolutism
the holding of absolute principles in political, philosophical, or theological matters.
Empire
an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state.
Emperor
a sovereign ruler of an empire
Republic
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
Parliament
(in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
Government
the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.
Slave trade
the procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slaves, in particular the former trade in black Africans as slaves by European countries and North America.
Economic
relating to economics or the economy.
justified in terms of profitability.
Political
relating to the government or public affairs of a country.
Social
relating to society or its organization
