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Bureaucracy

Political systems; Democratic system

In ordinary usage, "bureaucracy" refers to a complex, specialised organisation (especially a governmental organization) composed of non-elected, highly trained professional administrators and clerks ...

Authorization bill

Political systems; Democratic system

A (proposed) formal act (or "law") of a legislative body (such as the U.S. Congress or a state legislature) that legally establishes a new government agency or programme or else renews or extends an ...

Bureaucratic politics

Political systems; Democratic system

Bureaucratic politics theories or explanations of why particular public policy decisions got made the way they did stress the motivation by the relevant officials in the government bureaucracy to ...

Acquittal

Political systems; Democratic system

The judgement of a court that a person charged with a crime has not been proved to be guilty.

Conservatism

Political systems; Democratic system

A political ideology generally characterised by a belief in individualism and minimal government intervention in the economy and society; also a belief in the virtue of the status quo and general ...

Asymmetrical federalism

Political systems; Democratic system

A federal system of government in which powers are unevenly divided between provinces, i.e. some provinces have greater responsibilities or more autonomy than others.

D'Hondt method

Political systems; Democratic system

D'Hondt system is an electoral formula created by Victor D'Hondt, giving the number of elected officials assigned to the candidates in proportion to the votes obtained. After scrutinising ...