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sovereignty   The ability of states to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently of external or internal forces  
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politics   the struggle in a group for power to make decisions for the larger group  
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comparative politics   the study of the struggle of politics across two or more countries  
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institutions   organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake.  
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homogenization of the world   refers to the nations of the world becoming more similar in politics, cultures, economies, etc  
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comparative method   looking for the differences and similarities in politics  
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quantitative method   using data and statistics to compare countries  
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qualitative method   comparing countries by understanding their histories and cultures  
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Niccolo Machiavelli   first modern poltical scientist to compare governments  
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Aristotle   father of the study of politics  
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Thomas Hobbes   Philosopher who believed that people surrendered certain liberties in order to achieve order in society  
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John Locke   Political philosopher who argued that private property is essential to individual freedom and prosperity  
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau   Philosopher who argued that people had certain rights that could not be taken away by the state. Wrote the Social Contract.  
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Karl Marx   Wrote Das Kapital in which he predicted the downfall of capitalism. His theories were the foundations of modern communism  
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freedom & equality   politics is the struggle between individual freedom and collective equality  
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