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  2. Democratic revolution - Wikipedia

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    Democratic revolution is not harsh and does not make negative judgements on other cultures or regime types, yet it incorporates a clear notion of reform. Other societies are becoming better and better. [3] Moreover, revolution is a notion implying sudden discontinuity and movement to a new regime.

  3. Ancien régime - Wikipedia

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    ' old rule ') was the political and social system of the Kingdom of France that the French Revolution overturned [1] through its abolition in 1790 of the feudal system of the French nobility [2] and in 1792 through its execution of the king and declaration of a republic. [3] "Ancien régime" is now a common metaphor for "a system or mode no ...

  4. Regime change - Wikipedia

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    Regime change is the partly forcible or coercive replacement of one government regime with another. Regime change may replace all or part of the state's most critical leadership system, administrative apparatus, or bureaucracy .

  5. The Old Regime and the Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Revolution set out to replace them with a new social and political order, based on the concepts of freedom and equality. [1] In France, both before and after the Revolution, people relied on central authority instead of becoming economically or politically active themselves.

  6. Ancient Regime of Spain - Wikipedia

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    The sociedad de la España moderna ("society of modern Spain" in the sense of the Modern Age or Ancien Régime) was a network of communities of diverse nature, to which individuals were attached by bonds of belonging: territorial communities in the style of the house or the village; intermediate communities such as the manor and the cities and their land (alfoz or comunidad de villa y tierra ...

  7. Democratic transition - Wikipedia

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    A hybrid regime [b] is a type of political system often created as a result of an incomplete democratic transition from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one (or vice versa). [c] Hybrid regimes are categorized as having a combination of autocratic features with democratic ones and can simultaneously hold political repressions and regular ...

  8. What's the difference between a reboot, a revival and a spin ...

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    The new series premieres Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Hollywood Squares will be back in January with new host Nate Burleson. (Gene Trindl/TV Guide/© NBC/Courtesy of the Everett Collection) (©NBC ...

  9. Cyclical theory (United States history) - Wikipedia

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    The cycle begins with a reconstructive president, one who typically serves more than one term. He establishes a new regime, and his party becomes the dominant one for that regime. He is usually succeeded by his vice president, his successor is usually an articulation one, and that president usually serves only one term.