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a situation in which a government agrees not to punish, or to no longer punish, people who have committed a particular crime

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a British spelling of Balkanization

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the process of dividing a country, region etc into smaller areas where the different groups of people all dislike or fight each other

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an occasion on which government officials count the people who live in a country and record other information about them

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a system that limits power within a political system, group, or organization in which no single part of it can become too powerful, because it needs the agreement of the other parts for its actions to be legal

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a set of basic laws or principles for a country that describe the rights and duties of its citizens and the way in which it is governed

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the quality of being allowed by the constitution of a particular country or organization

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a policy of having political and business relationships with a country, while at the same time supporting political and social change within that country

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a policy of controlling an unfriendly country’s power or influence

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the practice of letting poor countries not pay back what they owe to rich countries

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the process by which a colony becomes independent from the country that used to control it

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the process of improving the economy of a country or region by increasing the amount of business activity

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the process of taking power from a central authority or government and giving it to smaller and more local regions

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a rule that makes sure that the United States Congress uses an amount of money only for a particular purpose

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a government order preventing a piece of information from being published until a particular time

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the right of the president and other senior officials of the US government to keep documents secret if making them public would cause problems for the government

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the process by which the six Australian colonies joined together on 1 January 1901 to create the Commonwealth of Australia

the fifth amendment

the part of the US constitution that says that anyone accused of a crime does not have to give information in court if it proves that they are guilty

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the threat by one country to use military power against another in order to make it agree to something

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the part of the government and legal system that deals with people’s health and safety at work

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the actions of a powerful country that tries to take control of other countries, often using military force

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a government policy of becoming involved in the economy, or of trying to influence economic and other social issues in another country

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a country’s policy of not having political or economic relationships with other countries

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the policy of allowing companies and the economy to operate without government control

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the belief and practice of giving equal importance to each of the different cultures in a society

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a policy in which a powerful country uses political and economic power over a poorer country for its own benefit

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a policy of not getting involved in a disagreement between other people or countries

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a decision by someone in authority to make themselves available at all times for anyone who wants to talk to them

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a decision by a school or hospital to manage its financial matters and stop being controlled by its local authority

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the official policy or opinion of a political party that all its members are expected to support, especially in public

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Private Finance Initiative: a system in which private companies work with the government to provide public services such as health services

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a set of plans or actions agreed on by a government, political party, business, or other group

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relating to policies

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all the responsibilities of a government minister

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public private partnership

a British spelling of privatization

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the sale of a business or industry that was owned and managed by the government

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a system in which a country helps its own industries by putting taxes on foreign goods

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money that the government spends on public services

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legal possession of businesses and industries by the government of a country

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a system in which private companies work with the government to provide public services such as health services

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the process of putting a country back into a good condition after a war

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the process of improving the economy of a country by increasing the amount of money that people are earning and spending in the country

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a political policy that supports the division of a country into smaller areas that govern themselves

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the process of joining together parts of a country that were divided so that they form one country again

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a plan that is developed by a government or large organization in order to provide a particular service for people

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the act of seceding, especially from a country

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the use of theories from social sciences to develop policies to improve society

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an official report by a government in some countries that gives details of its policy on a particular issue

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a government programme in which unemployed people have to agree to start working or get training in order to receive money from the government

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a policy of punishing people for even very minor offences by using the law in a very strict way

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