Political science

Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

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monarchy

Politics; Political Science

Form of rulership whereby a queen or king, empress or emperor holds absolute or limited power, usually inherited. In this century most European monarchies have become constitutional or limited, ...

monetarism

Politics; Political Science

The economic school that places growth in the money supply as central to economic planning.

money supply

Politics; Political Science

The amount of money in an economy, made up of circulation currency and demand deposits (checking accounts) in commercial banks (the latter make up three-quarters of the money supply). It does not ...

monism

Politics; Political Science

The doctrine that only one ultimate being exists. Thus Judaism, Christianity and Islam are monistic religions.

monopoly

Politics; Political Science

Exclusive control of something. In economics, it refers to exclusive control of a commodity or service in a given market-which usually leads to higher prices for the consumer. Monopolies are not ...

A U.S. foreign policy that opposes European intervention in the political affairs of the Western hemisphere. It was first laid down by President James Monroe in 1823, who stated that "the American ...