Politics, Law & Government
The world today is divided territorially into more than 190 countries, each of which possesses a national government that claims to exercise sovereignty and seeks to compel obedience to its will by its citizens. Governments can be classified in any number of ways. For example, they might be classified by the number of rulers, thus distinguishing government by one (as in a monarchy or a tyranny) from government by the few (in an aristocracy or oligarchy) and from government by the many (as in a democracy). Governments can also be classified by mode of succession; for example, ascension to governmental leadership may follow the rules of hereditary succession, or it may be determined through elections or by force. Governments also vary in terms of the laws and rules of conduct that each political entity follows.
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political philosophy
Political philosophy, branch of philosophy that is concerned, at the most abstract level, with the concepts and arguments...
industrial relations
Industrial relations, the behaviour of workers in organizations in which they earn their living. Scholars of industrial relations...
democracy
Democracy, literally, rule by the people. The term is derived from the Greek dēmokratia, which was coined from dēmos (“people”)...
procedural law
Procedural law, the law governing the machinery of the courts and the methods by which both the state and the individual...
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Businesspeople & Entrepreneurs
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J.P. Morgan
American financier
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Nawaz Sharif
prime minister of Pakistan
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Donald Trump
45th president of the United States
Economics & Economic Systems
Economic system, any of the ways in which humankind has arranged for its material provisioning. One would think that there would be a great variety of such systems, corresponding to the many cultural arrangements that have characterized human society.
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International Relations
International relations is the study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies, political parties, and interest groups). It is related to a number of other academic disciplines, including political science, geography, history, economics, law, sociology, psychology, and philosophy.
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United Nations
international organization
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Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan
political party, Japan
- diplomacy
Law, Crime & Punishment
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crime
law
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canon law
religion
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Military
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conscription
military service
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Harlem Hellfighters
United States army regiment
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knight
cavalryman
Politics & Political Systems
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United Nations
international organization
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League of Nations
international organization
World Leaders
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president of the United States
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Kemal Atatürk
president of Turkey
- government