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  2. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    A system in which a native group (or their lands and resources) is subjugated by an external political power for their own economic and/or political benefit. Communism A socialist system in which the means of production are commonly owned (either by the people directly, through the commune, or by a communist state or society ), and production ...

  3. Federal government of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state, while Louisiana and Alaska have county-equivalent subdivisions called parishes and boroughs, respectively. The specific governmental powers of counties vary widely between the states, with those in Connecticut , Rhode Island , and some parts of Alaska and Massachusetts having ...

  4. Politics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A survey of members of the American Economic Association (i.e., the Association of Professional Economists) found the vast majority—regardless of political affiliation—felt the prevalence and influence of special interest groups in the political process led to benefits for the special interest groups and politicians at the expense of ...

  5. List of administrative divisions by country - Wikipedia

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    List of terms for country subdivisions; List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions; List of autonomous areas by country; List of sovereign states; List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area, comparing continents, countries, and first-level administrative country subdivisions.

  6. Political system - Wikipedia

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    According to David Easton, "A political system can be designated as the interactions through which values are authoritatively allocated for a society". [6] Political system refers broadly to the process by which laws are made and public resources allocated in a society, and to the relationships among those involved in making these decisions.

  7. State government - Wikipedia

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    A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government. This relationship may be defined by a constitution. The reference to "state" denotes country subdivisions that are officially or widely known as "states", and should not be confused with a "sovereign state".

  8. Divided government in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Divided government is seen by different groups as a benefit or as an undesirable product of the model of governance used in the U.S. political system. Under said model, known as the separation of powers, the state is divided into different branches. Each branch has separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers ...

  9. Political structure - Wikipedia

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    Political structure is a commonly used term in political science.In a general sense, it refers to institutions or even groups and their relations to each other, their patterns of interaction within political systems and to political regulations, laws and the norms present in political systems in such a way that they constitute the political landscape and the political entity.