Unit 3 Term Review

Political body entrusted with making and enforcing laws.

A monarchy in which the powers of the ruler are restricted to those granted under theconstitution and laws of the nation.

A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.

Government ruled by religious leaders

An absolute ruler. Can also be a tyrant or despot

Council that constituted the primary unit of government in the Soviet Union.

A 40 year political and social conflict between the US and Soviet Union.

A social system whereby the state assumes primary responsibility for the welfare of its citizens

The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.