USA Law

Tag: Campaigns

  • Election Judges

    Election Judges in United States Election Judges Definition In English law. Judges of the high court, selected in pursuance of 31 & 32 Vict. c. 125, § 11, and Judicature Act 1873, § 38, for the trial of election petitions. Election Judges in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription […]

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All in the United States Concept of Winner Take All In the U.S., in the context of Voting, Campaigns and Elections Winner Take All has the following meaning: A voting system in which the top vote getter in each voting district wins election, as opposed to a system like proportional […]

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All in the United States Concept of Winner Take All In the U.S., in the context of Voting, Campaigns and Elections Winner Take All has the following meaning: A voting system in which the top vote getter in each voting district wins election, as opposed to a system like proportional […]

  • Political Action Committee

    Political Action Committee in the United States Political Action Committee (PAC) in the context of the Political Party Committees In this context, Political Action Committee (PAC) may be defined as follows: Popular term for a political committee that is neither a party committee nor an […]

  • Political Action Committee

    Political Action Committee in the United States Political Action Committee (PAC) in the context of the Political Party Committees In this context, Political Action Committee (PAC) may be defined as follows: Popular term for a political committee that is neither a party committee nor an […]

  • Primary Election

    Primary Election in the United States Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the primary election for selecting candidates is a uniquely American innovation. First adopted in Wisconsin in 1905, it has since spread to every other state. Generally it is the […]

  • Realignment

    Realignment in the United States Concept of Realignment In the U.S., in the context of Voting, Campaigns and Elections Realignment has the following meaning: Historically in the U.S., a significant and enduring shift in the party loyalties of the electorate occurring roughly once a generation. […]

  • Realignment

    Realignment in the United States Concept of Realignment In the U.S., in the context of Voting, Campaigns and Elections Realignment has the following meaning: Historically in the U.S., a significant and enduring shift in the party loyalties of the electorate occurring roughly once a generation. […]

  • Electoral College

    Electoral College in the United States A description about Electoral College is available here: The president and vice president are selected through the electoral college system, which gives each state the same number of electoral votes as it has members of Congress. The District of Columbia […]

  • Precinct

    Precinct in United States Precinct Definition In English Law. The district for which a high or petty constable is appointed. Wilcox, Const, xii. In American Law, A district, usually of a subordinate character, marked out for governmental purpose. See 113 U. S. 516; 124 Mass, 172. Precinct in […]

  • Gerrymander

    Gerrymander in the United States Gerrymander and the United States Constitution Congressional district maps in several States show one and sometimes several districts of very odd shapes. Some look like the letters S or Y, some bear a resemblance to a dumbbell or a squiggly piece of […]