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  2. List of states and territories of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]

  3. Nativism in United States politics - Wikipedia

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    Is opposition to an internal minority on the basis of its supposed “un-American” foundation. Historian Tyler Anbinder defines a nativist as: [2]. someone who fears and resents immigrants and their impact on the United States, and wants to take some action against them, be it through violence, immigration restriction, or placing limits on the rights of newcomers already in the United States.

  4. Censorship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Censorship came to British America with the Mayflower "when the governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts, William Bradford learned [in 1629] [4] that Thomas Morton of Merrymount, in addition to his other misdeed, had 'composed sundry rhymes and verses, some tending to lasciviousness' the only solution was to send a military expedition to break up Morton's high-living."

  5. Caste discrimination in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times calling it "an instant American classic", [9] and Publishers Weekly calling it a “powerful and extraordinarily timely social history.” [10] The book reached the number one spot in The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list.

  6. Political polarization in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The real America narrative includes the working class—anti-intellectual, nationalist, religious, and white supremacist. And the just America narrative includes educated younger people for whom American institutions are unjust, corrupt, and fail to address issues of environment, race, and gender. [193] [194]

  7. Fascism in North America - Wikipedia

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    American Historical Review 69.3 (1964): 707–712 online. Horne, Gerald. The color of fascism: Lawrence Dennis, Racial passing, and the rise of right-wing extremism in the United States (NYU Press, 2009). Pinto, António Costa. Latin American Dictatorships in the Era of Fascism: The Corporatist Wave (Routledge, 2019). Santos, Theotonio Dos.

  8. Privatization in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For example, in the United States in the 19th century, a corporation might be chartered by a public entity, such as a municipality, for a very specific purpose (for example, constructing New York's Central Park) with significant constraints on its purpose, task, and duration. Such a corporation would then often cease to exist after its purpose ...

  9. Government procurement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    If FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition is used, then a contracting officer can select from a range of processes including Government Purchase Card (GPC) for purchases under the micro-purchase threshold (see definition section of FAR for current value (for example, in U.S., it is currently $2,500), simplified acquisition threshold (see FAR ...