Political science

Political science

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

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Reprisals

Politics; Political Science

Retaliation taken in revenge for some injury suffered, as in, the government decided to take reprisals against the country responsible for terrorist acts.

Retroactive legislation

Politics; Political Science

Legislation that applies to a specified period before the legislation was passed, as well as to the present and future.

Retaliation

Politics; Political Science

Revenge or reprisal, on a tit-for-tat basis. Retaliation is the repaying of an attack by an enemy with an attack on him.

Reprieve

Politics; Political Science

To delay the punishment of, particularly with reference to capital punishment; to give temporary relief to.

Social welfare

Politics; Political Science

The well-being of the community. Social welfare is an intangible; it is hard to quantify. It cannot be measured in terms to the quantity of goods and services available, because this is to equate ...

The layering of a society, in the sense that some people will be above others in the social scale, in terms of class, income, education etc. For example, societies in which a class system is strongly ...

Socialism

Politics; Political Science

A political system in which the means of production, distribution and exchange are mostly owned by the state, and used, at least in theory, on behalf of the people. The idea behind socialism is that ...