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| the form of rule which a group of people (a family, town, city, state or nation, etc.) is controlled |
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| of or pertaining to the culture of a society and its organization |
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| of or pertaining to the organization or activities of a government or any governing body |
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| the art or science of government or administration and management of public affairs |
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| a loosely formed group of people operating in oppositon to a larger group |
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| a form of government in which political power rests with either all the people in a pure democracy or a majority of people in a representative democracy |
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| a form of government in which a minority of people have power and rule often with violence and/or intimidation |
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| the way groups of people live, develop and refine their minds, values and morals |
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| a grouping of people with common characteristics, habits and appearance. |
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| Belonging to a particular racial, cultural or language division of mankind |
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| an opinion or judgement formed before or without a thoughtful examination of the facts, issues or arguments, holding preconcieved opinions |
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| the act of being prejudiced or partial in one's attitudes |
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| an economic system in which the means of production and distribution of goods are privately owned and operated for private profit |
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| money or anything which is worth money; anything considered wealth |
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a social system characterized by the sharing of goods and services;
a theory of social change concieved by Karl Marx of Germany with the goal of a classless society;
as developed by Vladimir Lenin of Russia it advocated the seizure of power by a political party and suppression of opposition, the centralized public ownership of property and labor and the goal of a world-wide communist state |
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an economic system advocating the private ownership and control of the means of production, distribution and exchange of goods with the goal of equality of wealth for the people rather than profit;
achieved peacefully through election and vote |
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| of or pertaining to the development and management of the material wealth of a community or government |
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