Category: Political Science
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Police
Police in United States Police Definition That species of superintendence by magistrates which has principally for its object the maintenance of public tranquillity among the citizens. The officers who are appointed for this purpose are also called the police. "Police is in […]
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Piracy
See Transnational crime. The first precise attempt to codify piracy was in 1958 when the Convention on the High Seas was adopted in order to clarify the legal status of pirates and the competence to arrest pirates. These articles in the Convention on the High Seas have been incorporated into […]
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Appeal
Appeal in the United States A request to an appellate or superior court to review a final judgment made in a lower court. Appellate jurisdiction is the power conferred upon appeals courts to conduct such a review. It empowers the court to set aside or modify the lower court decision. An […]
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War
War in United States War Definition War is a hostile contest with arms between two or more states or communities claiming sovereign rights. Field, Int. Code, p. 467. Classification : (1) War is either offensive, defensive, or auxiliary. The distinction between offensive and […]
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War
War in United States War Definition War is a hostile contest with arms between two or more states or communities claiming sovereign rights. Field, Int. Code, p. 467. Classification : (1) War is either offensive, defensive, or auxiliary. The distinction between offensive and […]
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Washington
Washington State in the United States Note: for Washington, D.C., see the entry about the District of Columbia in this legal Encyclopedia. Legal Materials Internet links to Washington government Web sites, bills, statutes, regulations, judicial opinions and other primary legal materials are […]
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Washington
Washington State in the United States Note: for Washington, D.C., see the entry about the District of Columbia in this legal Encyclopedia. Legal Materials Internet links to Washington government Web sites, bills, statutes, regulations, judicial opinions and other primary legal materials are […]
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Prisons
Prisons in the United States Prisons and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Prisons: Prisons in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Prisons in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal Prisons in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal […]
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Prisons
Prisons in the United States Prisons and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Prisons: Prisons in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Prisons in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal Prisons in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal […]
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Senate
Senate in the United States Senate in the Legislative Process The upper house of the United States legislature and part of the United States Congress. In the Senate, all states—no matter how large or small they may be—have equal representation, so populous California gets the […]
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Budget
Budget in the United States United States Constitution According to theEncyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 546 BUDGETThe federal budget is the comprehensive annual program of income and expenditure of the federal government. The budget is not a constitutional […]
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Budget
Budget in the United States United States Constitution According to theEncyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 546 BUDGETThe federal budget is the comprehensive annual program of income and expenditure of the federal government. The budget is not a constitutional […]