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An obstacle (also called a barrier, impediment, or stumbling block) is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction. [1] A obstacle blocks or hinders our way forward. Different types of obstacles include physical, economic , biopsychosocial , cultural, political, technological and military.
A political party sends first-class mail marked "do not forward" to addresses of registered voters. If the mail is returned as undeliverable, the mailing organization uses that fact to challenge the registration, arguing that because the voter could not be reached at the address, the voter should be removed from the list of registered voters.
Global Challenges Foundation – Swedish non-profit organization; Global change – planetary-scale changes in the Earth system; Global governance – Movement towards political cooperation among transnational actors; Global health – Health of populations in a global context
Gender identity politics is an approach that views politics, both in practice and as an academic discipline, as having a gendered nature and that gender is an identity that influences how people think. [64] Politics has become increasingly gender political as formal structures and informal 'rules of the game' have become gendered.
Relative to other, larger minority demographics in the United States, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) face different challenges related to political representation. Few congressional districts have a population that includes over 50% Asian Americans, which can elevate the likelihood of being represented by someone of a different ...
In U.S. politics, a primary challenge is when an incumbent holding elective office is challenged by a member of their own political party in a primary election.Such events, known informally as "being primaried," are noteworthy and not frequent in the United States, as traditionally political parties support incumbents, both for party unity and to minimize the possibility of losing the seat to ...
Political scientist Theodore M. Vestal writes that authoritarian political systems may be weakened through inadequate responsiveness to either popular or elite demands and that the authoritarian tendency to respond to challenges by exerting tighter control, instead of by adapting, may compromise the legitimacy of an authoritarian state and lead ...
A rhetorical emphasis on the idea that "legitimate political authority is based on popular sovereignty and majority rule"; Disapproval of, and challenges to the legitimacy of, established holders of "political, cultural, and economic power"; Leadership by "maverick outsiders" who claim "to speak for the vox populi and to serve ordinary people ...