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  2. May 1, 2024 · The state is a form of human association distinguished from other social groups by its purpose, the establishment of order and security; its methods, the laws and their enforcement; its territory, the area of jurisdiction or geographic boundaries; and finally by its sovereignty.

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      In 16th-century France Jean Bodin (1530–96) used the new...

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  3. Apr 26, 2024 · One-party state, a country where a single political party controls the government, either by law or in practice. Examples of one-party states include North Korea, China, Eritrea, and Cuba.

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  4. 3 days ago · A unitary state is a type of government where the power is centralized under the authority of a single national government. This means that the central government has the power to make key decisions and policies that affect the entire country, without any interference from local or regional governments.

  5. May 2, 2024 · In a republic, laws are made by representatives chosen by the people and must comply with a constitution that protects the rights of the minority from the will of the majority. The United States, while basically a republic, is best described as a “representative democracy.”.

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  6. Apr 19, 2024 · U.S. state, first-order administrative unit of the United States, one of 50 constituent political entities (four of them called commonwealths) that share sovereignty with the federal government. Each state has a written constitution of its own design, subject to the condition that it shall not violate the U.S. Constitution.

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  7. 4 days ago · A dominant-party system, or one-party dominant system, is a political occurrence in which a single political party continuously dominates election results over running opposition groups or parties. [1] Any ruling party staying in power for more than one consecutive term may be considered a dominant party (also referred to as a predominant or ...

  8. 5 days ago · A federated state (also state, province, region, canton, land, governorate, oblast, emirate, or country) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation. A federated state does not have sovereignty since powers are divided between the other federated states and the federal government .

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