The influence of the media is increased by the fact that campaigns today have become more focused on the individual than on the party. In order to win primaries, individual candidates seek media attention to gain attention from voters.
The last one...."One that is accepted by its people and other governments as the sovereign authority of a nation."
The gradual muslim conquest by the mughal empire.
Anabaptism is the name for several related branches of continental European lay Protestantism. These groups first began emerging after 1525 and were most prominent in (but not limited to) German and Dutch speaking territories. In German and Dutch the terms Wiedertaufer and wederdooper (rebaptizers) carry old, negative connotations