While many of the rules governing the nomination process are set by federal and state laws, the details about how things actually work are hammered out by ______.

Niccolo Machiavelli's __________ was about getting and using political __________

Fill in the blank with correct word

________ is the forceful extension of a nation’s authority to other peoples by military, economic, and political domination.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).