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        "Other states and their people"
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                    "text": "Which level of government is meant?",
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                    "text": "Over which territory?",
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                    "text": "How stable is it?",
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                    "text": "How can its acts be challenged?",
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    "Should levels of government be separate entries?",
    "How should forms of government be classified neutrally?",
    "How should agents describe governments whose legitimacy is disputed?"
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