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no establishment clause

Political systems; General

The First Amendment provision that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”

nuclear proliferation

Political systems; General

The spread of atomic weapons to more countries.

oligopoly

Political systems; General

The concentration of economic power in the hands of a relatively few large companies.

political socialization

Political systems; General

The process through which an individual acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues.

poll tax

Political systems; General

A tax on voting repealed by the Twenty-fourth Amendment in 1964, long used by Southern states to keep blacks (and, in some cases, poor whites) from participating in elections.

power

Political systems; General

The possession of control over others.

out party

Political systems; General

A major political party that functions as an opposition party because it does not control the Presidency

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