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communication
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......made possible instantaneous communication over long distances. With...technology, international communication was greatly improved and...changing social, economic, political, and educational institutions...States, radio and television communication is controlled by the Federal......
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party, political
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......to combine for short-term political advantage. Political parties have also been organized...party units. The modern mass political party has taken shape in the...and more effective means of communication. Such a party is commonly......
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propaganda
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......distinguished from other forms of communication in that it is consciously...restricted to the manipulation of political beliefs. Although allusions...when modern instruments of communication first enabled propagandists...rise of total warfare and of political movements has also contributed......
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voting
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......for public office or decide political questions submitted to them...history voting was simply the communication of approval or disapproval...elected office. Eventually in political voting, the ballot came into...is influenced not only by political differences but also by religious......
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sociology
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......and Rousseau, have treated political problems in a broader social...Thus Montesquieu regarded the political forms of different states...all aspects of cultural, political, and economic life and to identify...other symbolic processes of communication.BibliographySee P. Sorokin......
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espionage
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......deception. In the Middle Ages, political espionage became important...Walsingham developed an efficient political spy system for Elizabeth I...developing the first modern political espionage system, and...into codes and electronic communication. In addition to these, the......
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Populist party
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......After attempts at independent political action failed (see Greenback...influence the established political parties. Growth was so rapid...decision was made to form a political party, but when the Republican...forms of transportation and communication, election of Senators by......
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Central American Federation
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......Federation or Central American Union, political confederation (1825–38) of the republics...liberal leader Francisco Morazán. Political and personal rivalries between liberals and conservatives, poor communication, and the fear of the hegemony of......
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trade
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......trucking industry. The development of communication devices such as the telephone, telegraph...international trade has had an important political role. Nations often use trade either to solidify old political relationships or to create new ones......
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totalitarianism
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......to control not only all economic and political matters but the attitudes, values, and...military power and on certain forms of mass communication; and the suppression of dissent, especially...theoretical roots in the collectivist political theories of Plato Jean Jacques Rousseau......