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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tactics
Tactics, in warfare, the art and science of fighting battles on land, on sea, and in the air. It is concerned with the approach...
economics
Economics, social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. In...
diplomacy
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Banking & Business
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money market
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Businesspeople & Entrepreneurs
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Donald Trump
45th president of the United States
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Indra Nooyi
American business executive
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Melinda Gates
American businesswoman and philanthropist
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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art market
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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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Law, Crime & Punishment
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inheritance
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Military
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
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Kosovo Liberation Army
Kosovar militant group
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French Foreign Legion
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Politics & Political Systems
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League of Nations
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presidency of the United States of America
United States government
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World Leaders
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Augustus
Roman emperor
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John Quincy Adams
6th president of the United States
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Richard Nixon
37th president of the United States