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| a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen |
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| government income due to taxation |
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| a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)) |
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| a crime less serious than a felony |
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| the legislature of the United States government |
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| (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
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| to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). |
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| limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview |
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| the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will. |
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| Source The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, |
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| The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business. |
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| The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business. |
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| A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units. |
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| To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth). |
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| Capitalism is the social system based upon the principal of individual rights. |
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| Separation of powers is a political doctrine under which the executive , legislative and judicial branches of government are kept distinct, to prevent abuse of power. |
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| To give counsel to; advise. |
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| the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government |
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