The units based on political theory and chosen by countries under which their governmental power is organized and administered to their citizens.

A system of government in which there is free and equal participation by the people in the political decision-making process.

Activities concerned with governmental policies, functions, etc.

Legal guarantee protecting the individual from attack on personal liberties, right to fair trial, right to vote, and freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. (from http://www.usccr.gov/ accessed 1/31/2003)

The rights of individuals to act and make decisions without external constraints.

Religion and science are distinct domains of human experience and inquiry, with religion often concerned with spiritual, moral, and transcendent aspects of life, and science focused on empirical, observable, and measurable phenomena, although they may intersect and inform each other in various ways.

The continuous developmental process of a culture from simple to complex forms and from homogeneous to heterogeneous qualities.

A mode of communication concerned with inducing or urging the adoption of certain beliefs, theories, or lines of action by others.

The attitude of a significant portion of a population toward any given proposition, based upon a measurable amount of factual evidence, and involving some degree of reflection, analysis, and reasoning.

Social process whereby the values, attitudes, or institutions of society, such as education, family, religion, and industry become modified. It includes both the natural process and action programs initiated by members of the community.

Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.