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Section 1

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SHIA

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a branch of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor.

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ISOLATIONISM

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a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

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SOCIAL SECURITY

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a federal insurance program that provides benefits to retired people and those who are unemployed or disabled.

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PROXY WAR

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s an armed conflict between two states or non-state actors which act on the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities.

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SECULARISM

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the principle of the separation of government institutions and persons mandated to represent the state from a ​religious institution and religious dignitaries.

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SINGLE PAYER HEALTH INSURANCE

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is a healthcare system financed by taxes that cover the costs of essential healthcare for all residents, with costs covered by a single public system.

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STATE

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a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that maintains a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a certain geographical territory

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POLITICAL PARTIES

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a group of people that come together gain power in government, who agree with programs and policies

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INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES

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Spending by political action committees, corporations, or labor unions that is done to help a party or candidate but is done independently of them.

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SOCIALISM

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a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

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LAISSEZ FAIRE ECONOMICS

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is the belief that economies and businesses function best when there is no interference by the government.

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FUNDAMENTALISM

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a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.

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BALANCE OF POWER

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an equilibrium of power sufficient to discourage or prevent one nation or party from imposing its will on or interfering with the interests of another.

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CONFEDERATE

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joined by an agreement or treaty.

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ADAM SMITH

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an economist and philosopher who wrote what is considered the "bible of capitalism," The Wealth of Nations, in which he details the first system of political economy.

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SUNNI

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is the largest denomination of Islam. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the exemplary behavior of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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TWO PARTY

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a party system where two major political parties dominate the government. One of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referred to as the majority or governing party while the other is the minority or opposition party.

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UNITARY

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is a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme

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NATION

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a stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.

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MULTI PARTY

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a system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum running for national election and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in a coalition.

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CITIZENS UNITED

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a landmark U.S. constitutional law, campaign finance, and corporate law case dealing with regulation of political campaign spending by organizations.

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IRON TRIANGLE

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comprises the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy, and interest groups.

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OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

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The Palestinian name for the parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip occupied by Israel.

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ONE PARTY SYSTEMS

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a type of state in which one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution.

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PARTIES IN GREAT BRITAIN

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Conservative and Unionist Party, Labour Party, Scottish National Party, Liberal Democrats

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INTEREST GROUPS

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a group of people who share a common interest and work together to protect and promote that interest by influencing the government

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Political Action Committee (PAC)

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an organization that raises money privately​ at a federal level to influence an election or legislation​

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IDEOLOGICAL POLITICAL PARTIES

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a particular party with a set of beliefs are dedicated to changing the American way of life, rather than just winning American elections.

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PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES

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Democratic Party, Republican Party, Libertarian Party, Independent party, Progressive Party

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MEDICAID

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is a state and federal program that provides health coverage if you have a very low income.​

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KOREA

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PARTIES IN CANADA

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Liberal Party, Conservative Party, New Democratic Party, The Green Party of Canada, Bloc Quebecois

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MEDICARE

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a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older. Certain younger people with disabilities. People with End-Stage Renal Disease

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KARL MARX

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German philosopher and revolutionary socialist and published The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, anticapitalist works that form the basis of Marxism.

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PRAGMATIC POLITICAL PARTIES

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It is a philosophy that says, 'if it works, we don't really care why.' It is a rejection of theory and ideology for means-tested facts and reality.

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INTERVENTIONISM

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the policy or beliefs of intervening, especially government interference in the affairs of another state or in domestic economic affairs.

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DOMINANT PARTY SYSTEMS

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a system where there is "a category of parties/political organizations that have successively won election victories and whose future defeat cannot be visualized or predicted

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COLD WAR

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a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular.

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IRAN vs SAUDIA ARABIA

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Iran and Saudi Arabia have no diplomatic relations following an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran in 2016. Bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been strained over several geopolitical issues such as the interpretations of Islam, aspirations for the leadership of the Islamic world, oil export policy and relations with the United States and other Western countries.

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FEDERAL

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having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.

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COMMUNISM

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a political and economic doctrine (beliefs) that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of at least the major means of production and natural resources

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CAPITALISM

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an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

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ISRAEL vs PALESTINE

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The origins of the conflict can be traced back to Jewish immigration, and sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine between Jews and Arabs. It has been referred to as the world's "most intractable conflict", with the ongoing Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip reaching 51 years.

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