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Government & politics
The study of general concepts used in governments and politics, as well as the institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that make up the government and political reality.
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Legislature
Government; Government & politics
A group of elected people who create the laws. The national legislature is the Congress, while states and local governments also have legislatures.
Legislative power
Government; Government & politics
Power to make laws. In the federal government of the United States, the Congress holds most of the legislative power.
Jurisdiction
Government; Government & politics
Authority of a court to hear a case. A case cannot be tried in a court which does not have jurisdiction over it.
Legitimacy
Government; Government & politics
The belief among citizens that their government has the right to pass and enforce laws.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Government; Government & politics
Founded in 1863, it is one of the agencies of the Department of the Treasury. The office is headed by the Comptroller of the Currency, and the agency is responsible for administering federal banking ...
Nobility
Government; Government & politics
Group of people in a society who have been given legally-recognized titles, by inheriting them or receiving them from a monarch or other authority. Great Britain is one example of a country which has ...
Nepotism
Government; Government & politics
Unfair practise in which people in power give positions in a government or organisation to their relatives or friends, rather than to any individual who is well-qualified. This can lead to ...
