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A kind of political theories

Each of the following is a kind of "political theory"

1. absolutism; totalism; totalitarianism (the principle of complete and unrestricted power in

government)
2. liberalism (a political orientation that favors progress and reform)
3. meritocracy (the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not
because of their wealth or birth)
4. libertarianism (an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech)
5. monarchism (a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system)
6. Negritude (an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid
on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage)
7. Orelanism (the political philosophy of the Orleanists)
8. progressivism (the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better
conditions in government and society)
9. radicalism (the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in
government and society)
10. reactionism (the political orientation of reactionaries)
11. republicanism (the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form
of government)
12. rightism (the ideology of the political right; belief in or support of the tenets of the
political right)
13. socialism (a political theory advocating state ownership of industry)
14. theocracy (the belief in government by divine guidance)
15. Utopianism (the political orientation of a utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic
schemes of social perfection)
16. dovishness (any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict)
17. leftism (the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political
left)
18. imperialism (a political orientation that advocates imperial interests)
19. anarchism (a political theory favoring the abolition of governments)
20. autocracy (a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual)
21. centrism; moderatism (a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by
taking a moderate position or course of action)
22. collectivism (a political theory that the people should own the means of production)
23. communism (a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society)
24. conservatism; conservativism (a political or theological orientation advocating the
preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes)
25. segregationism (a political orientation favoring political or racial segregation)
26. constitutionalism (advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional
principles)
27. democracy (the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by
their elected representatives)
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A kind of political theories

28. social democracy (the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by
democratic means)
29. domino theory (the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control
then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control)
30. elitism (the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals)
31. extremism (any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies)
32. fascism (a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as
opposed to democracy or liberalism))
33. federalism (the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units)
34. hawkishness (any political orientation favoring aggressive policies)