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This dimension names every country that actually uses a given political mechanism. Wikipedia notes that "electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments and also in non-political settings," with different countries adopting different rules for the same basic mechanism. Browsing this way collects every country that uses the same mechanism.

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Era of Emergence
1782 1
Countries Using It
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1. Motion of no confidence (Wikipedia)
WikipediaMotion of no confidence, United Kingdom section
Quote, Motion of no confidence, United Kingdom section
The first motion of no confidence against an entire government occurred in March 1782 when, following news of the British defeat at Yorktown in the American Revolutionary War the previous October, the Parliament of Great Britain voted that it 'can no longer repose confidence in the present ministers'.
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