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the peaceful resolution of human disputes through compromise
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politics
the peaceful resolution of human disputes through compromise
government
an institution whose purpose is to solve disputes through law and enforce those solutions or or laws through superior power (a regulator of society)
power
the capacity to cause a thing to happen that would not happen without that capacity
legitimacy
the popular perception of a justifiable and acceptable use of public power
authority
the right to use public power deemed to be legitimate
socialization
process through which a public value system is created within society which creates and supports the psychological bond that legitimates most governments
sovereignty
absolute, indivisible, and complete power of the government of a nation-state over the people of that state
distributive justice
the recognition of the claims of the many and the homogenization of those claims into public policy, to wit, "good governance" (Nicomachean Ethics)
realpolitik
emphasis on the methodological aspect of the governing process, the hard science of the expedient and the material
egalitarian democracy
government for the people; enforced standard of equality; emphasis on output; enforced participation
political democracy
government of, for and by the people; equal opportunity to achieve any standard; emphasis on input; participation encouraged but optional
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