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• absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism go
  the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
  
• anarchism go
  a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
  
• autocracy go
  a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
  
• centrism, moderatism go
  a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
  
• collectivism go
  a political theory that the people should own the means of production
  
• communism go
  a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
  
• conservatism, conservativism go
  a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
  
• segregationism go
  a political orientation favoring political or racial segregation
  
• constitutionalism go
  advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
  
• democracy go
  the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
  
• social democracy go
  the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means
  
• domino theory go
  the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control
  
• elitism go
  the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
  
• extremism go
  any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
  
• fascism go
  a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
  
• federalism go
  the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
  
• imperialism go
  a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
  
• leftism go
  the ideology of the political left
  
• liberalism go
  a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
  
• meritocracy go
  the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
  
• libertarianism go
  an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech
  
• monarchism go
  a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system
  
• Negritude go
  an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms
  
• Orleanism go
  the political philosophy of the Orleanists
  
• progressivism go
  the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
  
• radicalism go
  the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society
  
• reactionism go
  the political orientation of reactionaries
  
• republicanism go
  the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
  
• rightism go
  the ideology of the political right
  
• socialism go
  a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
  
• theocracy go
  the belief in government by divine guidance
  
• Utopianism go
  the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection
  
• dovishness go
  any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
  
• hawkishness go
  any political orientation favoring aggressive policies