Tag: voting

  • Verdict

    Verdict in the United States A finding by a jury on a fact question formally submitted to it for deliberation. The verdict is reported to the court and announced. Either party is entitled to request that the jury be polled. This requires that each juror disclose in open court his or her vote. […]

  • Verdict

    Verdict in the United States A finding by a jury on a fact question formally submitted to it for deliberation. The verdict is reported to the court and announced. Either party is entitled to request that the jury be polled. This requires that each juror disclose in open court his or her vote. […]

  • Procedure

    Procedure in United States Procedure Definition The rule of pleading and practice by which, rights are enforced. It is generally considered as not including the law of evidence. Procedure in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Procedure, Procedure […]

  • Procedure

    Procedure in United States Procedure Definition The rule of pleading and practice by which, rights are enforced. It is generally considered as not including the law of evidence. Procedure in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Procedure, Procedure […]

  • Authority

    Authority in the United States Authority Definition Power. In Contracts. The power lawfully delegated to a person by another. Authority coupled with an interest is an authority given to an agent for a valuable consideration, or which forms part of a security. Express authority is that […]

  • Federal Election Campaign

    Federal Election Campaign in the United States Federal Election Campaign Act (feca) A description about Federal Election Campaign Act (feca) is available here: A 1971 law that governs the financing of federal elections, the Federal Election Campaign Act was amended in 1974, 1976 and 1979. The […]

  • Federal Election Campaign

    Federal Election Campaign in the United States Federal Election Campaign Act (feca) A description about Federal Election Campaign Act (feca) is available here: A 1971 law that governs the financing of federal elections, the Federal Election Campaign Act was amended in 1974, 1976 and 1979. The […]

  • Privacy

    Privacy in the United States Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the United States Privacy A constitutional right of privacy, drawn from the Bill of Rights provisions protecting the security of home and person, as well as freedom of association, was first […]

  • Privacy

    Privacy in the United States Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the United States Privacy A constitutional right of privacy, drawn from the Bill of Rights provisions protecting the security of home and person, as well as freedom of association, was first […]

  • Third Party

    Third Party in the United States A person (or entity) unnamed in a legal action who may be affected by or connected to it. Third-party situations are numerous and diverse. A defendant to a civil action, for example, may become a third-party plaintiff by bringing a complaint against yet another […]

  • Third Party

    Third Party in the United States A person (or entity) unnamed in a legal action who may be affected by or connected to it. Third-party situations are numerous and diverse. A defendant to a civil action, for example, may become a third-party plaintiff by bringing a complaint against yet another […]

  • Split-ticket Voting

    Split-ticket Voting in the United States Concept of Split-ticket Voting In the U.S., in the context of Voting, Campaigns and Elections Split-ticket Voting has the following meaning: In contrast with straight ticket voting (voting for all the candidates of one party), split-ticket voters vote […]

  • Split-ticket Voting

    Split-ticket Voting in the United States Concept of Split-ticket Voting In the U.S., in the context of Voting, Campaigns and Elections Split-ticket Voting has the following meaning: In contrast with straight ticket voting (voting for all the candidates of one party), split-ticket voters vote […]

  • Traditional

    Traditional in the United States Concept of Traditional in Political Science The following is a very basic definition of Traditional in relation to the election system and the U.S Congress: An established or customary way of doing things

  • Traditional

    Traditional in the United States Concept of Traditional in Political Science The following is a very basic definition of Traditional in relation to the election system and the U.S Congress: An established or customary way of doing things