the elective franchise
11franchise — A special privilege to do certain things conferred by government on individual or corporation, and which does not belong to citizens generally of common right; e.g., right granted to offer cable television service. Artesian Water Co. v. State,… …
12franchise — A special privilege to do certain things conferred by government on individual or corporation, and which does not belong to citizens generally of common right; e.g., right granted to offer cable television service. Artesian Water Co. v. State,… …
13Constitution of the State of New Mexico — The Constitution of the State of New Mexico (Spanish: Constitución del Estado de Nuevo México) is the document governing the political framework of this U.S. state. Article II contains a bill of rights. It was adopted by Constitutional Convention …
14elective office — One which is to be filled by popular election. One filled by the direct exercise of the voters franchise in contrast to an appointive office …
15elective office — One which is to be filled by popular election. One filled by the direct exercise of the voters franchise in contrast to an appointive office …
16Reconstruction era of the United States — In the history of the United States, Reconstruction refers to the time between 1863 and 1877 when the U.S. focused on abolishing slavery, destroying the Confederacy, and reconstructing the nation and the Constitution. Reconstruction is also the… …
17Reconstruction Era of the United States — In the history of the United States, the term Reconstruction Era has two senses: the first covers the entire nation in the period 1865–1877 following the Civil War; the second one, used in this article, covers the transformation of the Southern… …
18Elective rights — Two central issues for democracies are the right to candidate, and suffrage or the franchise mdash;that is, the decision as to who is entitled to vote. For example, Athenian democracy limited the vote to male citizens, while slaves, foreigners,… …
19History of the British Raj — Prelude: Company Rule in India= Although the British East India Company had administered its factory areas in India mdash;beginning with Surat early in the 17th century, and including by the century s end, Fort William near Calcutta, Fort St… …
20Title 42 of the United States Code — Cleanup list|date=March 2007Title 42 of the United States Code is the title of the United States Code dealing with public health and social welfare* The Public Heath Service * The Public Health Service; Supplemental Provisions * Sanitation and… …
