anarchism
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the political belief that there should be no government or laws
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the political position of being against the idea of stopping the Church of England being the official church of England, Ireland, and Wales
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a group or political party that includes people who have a wide range of beliefs or opinions and come from many different backgrounds
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someone who supports a group or political party but does not officially belong to it, especially in order to get an advantage
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an economic system in which property, businesses, and industry are owned by individual people and not by the government
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a political system in which the government owns all businesses and controls all institutions
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the belief that it is good for a country if people buy and use a lot of goods and services
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someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way
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very strong religious or political beliefs that make someone behave in an unreasonable way
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the actions of a powerful country that tries to gain control or influence over the economic, political, and social life of weaker countries
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the belief that countries should work together and learn to understand and accept each other’s traditions
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someone who believes that social and political changes should be made gradually if most people want them
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someone who thinks that people in England should concentrate on English affairs and that foreign countries should not be allowed to influence what happens in England
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a formal statement expressing the aims and plans of a group or organization, especially a political party
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the belief that a country needs a strong military if it wants to have political power or influence. Someone who has this belief is a militarist.
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the belief that the government must carefully control the amount of money in its economy to avoid economic problems
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the wish for political independence of a group of people with the same language, culture, history, etc.
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someone who feels that their nation’s interests should be considered as more important than those of other nations
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an organization in the U.S. created by a company or other official group to raise money so that supporters of their ideas can try to be elected to Congress
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attempts by different groups, parties, or countries to control a political situation
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a member of a group of people who want to be independent of a national, religious, or other group to which they belong
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the belief that a country should take unilateral action, especially to get rid of its nuclear weapons even if other countries keep theirs
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