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Public good
Government; American government
Benefit or interest of a politically organised society as a whole.
Junta
Government; American government
Group of persons controlling a government, especially after a revolutionary seizure of power.
Common good
Government; American government
Benefit or interest of a politically organised society as a whole.
Enumerated powers
Government; American government
Powers that are specifically granted to Congress by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
Equal protection clause
Government; American government
Fourteenth Amendment provision that prohibits states from denying equal protection of the laws to all people – that is, discriminating against individuals in an arbitrary manner, such as on the basis ...
Nobility
Government; American government
Group of persons having legally recognised titles, usually of a hereditary nature, who compose the aristocracy in a society. In Great Britain, the nobility is represented in the House of Lords.
International law
Government; American government
Customs, treaties, agreements, and rules that govern relations among nations.
