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Political science
The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.
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Raison d'etre
Politics; Political Science
A French phrase meaning the reason for a thing's existence. The raison d'etre of the American civil rights movement was to secure equal rights for African Americans; the raison d'etre of the U.S. ...
Realism
Politics; Political Science
That which deals with the facts, with things as they are, not with idealistic notions of what they might or should be. Practical rather than visionary or imaginative. In politics, realism is similar ...
Rationing
Politics; Political Science
The control by a government of the right to purchase essential goods, when those goods are scarce. Usually used as a wartime measure to ensure that everyone has at least a minimum supply of ...
Revisionism
Politics; Political Science
The drastic reevaluation of an accepted theory or doctrine, or historical event or person. A revisionist historian for example, might offer a completely new view of a highly revered figure that shows ...
Republic
Politics; Political Science
The form of government in which ultimate power resides in the people, who elect representatives to participate in decision-making on their behalf. The head of state in a republic is usually an ...
Revolution
Politics; Political Science
A rebellion in which the government is overthrown, usually by force, and a new group of rulers takes over. Sometimes the whole social order is overthrown. Can also refer to any large-scale change in ...
Reverse discrimination
Politics; Political Science
The term is used by those who oppose affirmative action programs, who say that the effect of such programmes is no longer to end discrimination against African Americans but to discriminate against ...
