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Rule of law

Government; American government

Principle that every member of a society, even a ruler, must follow the law.

Interest group

Government; American government

Organised body of individuals who share some goals and try to influence public policy to meet those goals.

Article VI of the Constitution providing that the Constitution and all federal laws and treaties shall be the "supreme Law of the Land. " Therefore, all federal laws take precedence over state and ...

Natural rights

Government; American government

Belief that individuals are naturally endowed with basic human rights; those rights that are so much a part of human nature that they cannot be taken away or given up, as opposed to rights conferred ...

Democracy

Government; American government

Form of government in which political control is exercised by all the people, either directly or through their elected representatives.

Royalty

Government; American government

Kings, queens, and members of their families. Royalty can also refer to that part of the government that represents the monarch.

Time, place, and manner restrictions

Government; American government

Government regulations which place restrictions on free speech. These regulations, specifying when, where, and in what way speech is allowed, are applied when unrestricted free speech will conflict ...