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Key concepts and issues: liberal democracy; political ideology. Political systems and policy making: elections and electoral systems; voting behaviour; parties and party systems; policy in process; pressure groups; media. Institutions of government: constitutions; executive government; bureaucracy; government machinery; legislatures; judiciary and law enforcement; subnational government; local government; sovereignty and the nation state. Contemporary political issues: role of the state; extra-parliamentary politics; politically motivated violence; race, gender, citizen and state.