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  2. Democratic consolidation - Wikipedia

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    Democratic consolidation is the process by which a new democracy matures, in a way that it becomes unlikely to revert to authoritarianism without an external shock, and is regarded as the only available system of government within a country.

  3. Democratic transition - Wikipedia

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    Democratic consolidation is the process by which a new democracy matures, in a way that it becomes unlikely to revert to authoritarianism without an external shock, and is regarded as the only available system of government within a country.

  4. Democracy promotion - Wikipedia

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    Democracy promotion, also referred to as democracy building, can be domestic policy to increase the quality of already existing democracy or a strand of foreign policy adopted by governments and international organizations that seek to support the spread of democracy as a system of government. In practice, it entails consolidating and building ...

  5. System for Award Management - Wikipedia

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    This consolidation SAM was designed to "reduce the burden on those seeking to do business with the government." [1] In addition to eliminating redundancies and streamlining processes, SAM provides a single help desk to resolve issues with any of the databases. [2] The systems combined into SAM are listed below, grouped by functional area.

  6. Peaceful transition of power - Wikipedia

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    President-elect Ronald Reagan is sworn in as president of the United States in a symbolic peaceful transfer of power in 1981.. In scholarship examining democratization and emerging democracies, study of the successful transitions of power is used to understand the transition to constitutional democracy and the relative stability of that government (democratic consolidation).

  7. Regime change - Wikipedia

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    Regime change may replace all or part of the state's most critical leadership system, administrative apparatus, or bureaucracy. Regime change may occur through domestic processes, such as revolution, coup, or reconstruction of government following state failure or civil war. [1]

  8. Consolidated city-county - Wikipedia

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    Rejected a proposed consolidation in 2012 by a more than 2-to-1 margin. [74] Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida (1970) [31] [33] [50] Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Referendums passed in 1925, 1929 and 1939 [75] that were blocked on technicalities by the state assembly. A partial consolidation of area school districts in ...

  9. Consociationalism - Wikipedia

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    Consociationalism (/ k ən ˌ s oʊ ʃ i ˈ eɪ ʃ ən əl ɪ z əm / kən-SOH-shee-AY-shən-əl-iz-əm) is a form of democratic power sharing. [1] Political scientists define a consociational state as one which has major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, but which remains stable due to consultation among the elites of these groups.