Global Studies - 5.02 Planning a Government - Terms

Aggression	The act of initiating hostilities or invasion The practice or habit of launching attacks
Anarchy	Absence of any form of political authority Political disorder and confusion
Aristocracy	A hereditary ruling class; nobility Government by a ruling class
Autocracy	Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism
Cooperation	The act or practice of cooperating
Delegate	A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or an agent
Domestic Policy	Policy having to do with one's nation
Economic System	The system of production, distribution, and consumption
Foreign Policy	Policy having to do with foreign nations
Isolationism	A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries
Oligarchy	Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families
Plutocracy	A government or state in which the wealthy rule
Republic	A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them
Trade	The act or an instance of buying or selling; transaction
Treaty	A formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace or trade