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Democracy
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A political system in which government is based on a fair and open mandate from all qualified citizens of a state.
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Democratization
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The process by which states build the institutions and processes needed to become stable democracies.
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Direct democracy
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A system of government in which all members of the community take part in making the decisions that affect that community.
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E-democracy
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A form of democratic expression through which all those with an interest in a problem or an issue can express themselves via the internet or social media, thereby participating in the shaping of government decisions.
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Representative democracy
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A system of government in which members of a community elect people to represent their interests and to make decisions affecting the community.
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Liberal democracy
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A form of indirect democracy in which the scope of democracy is limited by constitutional protection of individual rights.
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Limited government
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A belief that guarantees must be made for citizens by placing limits on the powers and reach of government.
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Liberalism
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A belief in the supreme value of the individual, who is seen to have natural rights that exist independently of government, and who must therefore be protected from too much government.
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Civil liberties
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The rights that citizens have relative to government, and that should not be restricted by government.
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Structural violence
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A term used to describe the social and economic oppression built into a system of government.
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Checks and balances
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An arrangement in which government institutions are given powers that counter-balance one another, obliging them to work together in order to govern and make decisions.
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Modern
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A term used to characterize a state with an industrial or post-industrial economy, affluence, specialized occupations, social mobility, and an urban and educated population.
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Modernization
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The process of acquiring the attributes of a modern society, or one reflecting contemporary ideas, institutions, and norms.
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Waves of democratization
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A group of transitions from non-democratic to democratic political systems that occurs within a specified period of time and that significantly outnumbers transitions in the opposite direction during that period.
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Political regime
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Although, strictly speaking, this has the same meaning as the term political system, it is typically used pejoratively to refer to authoritarian political systems.
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