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21United States Constitution — P …
22Discharge petition — A discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from a Committee and usually without cooperation of the leadership. Discharge petitions are most often associated with the U.S …
23Freedom of information legislation — Freedom of Information Act redirects here. For other uses, see FOIA (disambiguation). Freedom of information legislation comprises laws that guarantee access to data held by the state. They establish a right to know legal process by which… …
24Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
25international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
26Liechtenstein — Liechtensteiner, n. /lik teuhn stuyn /; Ger. /likh teuhn shtuyn /, n. a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 31,461; 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Cap.: Vaduz. * * * Liechtenstein… …
27Luxembourg — /luk seuhm berrg /; Fr. /lyuuk sahonn boohrdd /, n. 1. a grand duchy surrounded by Germany, France, and Belgium. 422,474; 999 sq. mi. (2585 sq. km). 2. a city in and the capital of this grand duchy. 78,400. 3. a province in SE Belgium: formerly a …
28Patriot Debates — The American Bar Association passed resolutions on the USA PATRIOT Act that asked the U.S. Government to conduct a thorough review of the implementation of the powers granted to the Executive Branch under the Act before considering legislation… …
29Texas Association of Licensed Investigators — The Founding and HistoryThe Early Years [http://www.tali.org The Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI)] was founded in 1971 and later resuscitated on its death bed in 1975 to become the thriving association it is today. There was a… …
30State Secrets Privilege — The State Secrets Privilege is an evidentiary rule created by United States legal precedent. The court is asked to exclude evidence from a legal case based solely on an affidavit submitted by the government stating court proceedings might… …
