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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inheritance
Inheritance, the devolution of property on an heir or heirs upon the death of the owner. The term inheritance also designates...
constitutional law
Constitutional law, the body of rules, doctrines, and practices that govern the operation of political communities. In modern...
fascism
Fascism, political ideology and mass movement that dominated many parts of central, southern, and eastern Europe between...
police
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Banking & Business
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international payment and exchange
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art market
economics
- organized labour
Businesspeople & Entrepreneurs
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Elizabeth Holmes
founder and CEO of Theranos
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William George Fargo
American businessman
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Saad al-Hariri
prime minister of Lebanon
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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- organized labour
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art market
economics
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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Christian Democratic Union
political party, Germany
- United Nations Security Council
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intelligence
international relations
Law, Crime & Punishment
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crime
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canon law
religion
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Military
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Wehrmacht
armed forces of the Third Reich
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
United States policy
Politics & Political Systems
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presidency of the United States of America
United States government
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World Leaders
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John F. Kennedy
35th president of the United States
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Charles de Gaulle
president of France
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Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator