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a group of countries or states that have political or economic connections with one another |
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Political entrepreneurship |
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the tendency of candidates in electoral campaigns to propose policy innovations in order to publicize themselves and win votes |
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historical styles and traditions in states politics that can not be directly attributed to demographic factors |
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belief in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society |
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belief in the value of social and political change in order to achieve progress |
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the unlawful entry of people from foreign nations into the US |
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State economic development |
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Broadly defined as population growth and the income and educational levels of a states population |
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Comparative political stud |
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comparing political institutions and behaviors from state to state and community to community in order to identify and explain similarities |
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