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US electoral system (abbrev.)
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Regime type displaying mixed characteristics of both democracies and autocracies.
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System that converts votes into political representation.
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Primary means of replacing a leader in large-W systems.
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Polities where the executive and the legislature are elected independently are said to have ____ mandates.
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In comparative perspective, the US Democratic Party belongs to the ______ party family.
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The group of people whose support the leader requires to stay in office.
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One of the two fundamental components of politics.
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Political system characterized by fused authority: a single mandate for both the executive and legislature.
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Foundational document for almost all modern political systems.
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Most common dual-mandate political system.
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State with no constitutionally defined powers devolved to subunits.
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Authoritarian systems dominated by a single charismatic figure.
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Legal system based on evolved British practice, with significiant role for precedent.
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State whose subnational units have constitutionally enumerated powers.
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Another term for a political system.
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Legal system based on the Code Napoleon, with limited role for precedent.
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System that organizes social preferences into political voice.
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