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1Balance of power (parliament) — In parliamentary politics, the term balance of power sometimes describes the pragmatic mechanism exercised by a minor political party or other grouping whose guaranteed support may enable an otherwise minority government to obtain and hold office …
2The Imperial Presidency — by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was written in 1973. Also see thephrase Imperial Presidency .This book details the history of the Presidency of the United States from its conception by the Constitutional Founders, through the late twentieth century …
3The Centre Party — The Centre † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Centre (THE CENTRE PARTY). This name is given to a political party in the German Reichstag and to a number of parties in the diets of the various states of the German Empire. The oldest… …
4Australian Capital Territory general election, 2008 — The 2008 election for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly will be held on October 18, 2008. [ [http://www.elections.act.gov.au/electime.html] ] Election dates are set in statute to occur once every four years; the government has …
5Derby Council election, 2004 — The 2004 Derby Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Derby Unitary Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1] The results saw the Labour party… …
6Victorian state election campaign, 2006 — This article is about the campaigns of contesting political parties and independent candidates for the 2006 Victorian State election in Australia in chronological sequence from the pre election phoney campaign through the official election… …
7The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …
8Canadian federal election, 2006 — Infobox Election election name = Canadian federal election, 2006 country = Canada type = parliamentary ongoing = no previous election = Canadian federal election, 2004 previous year = 2004 previous mps = List of House members of the 38th… …
9United Kingdom general election, 2010 — United Kingdom general election, 2010[1] 2005 ← members …
10Next Australian federal election — 2010 ← On or before 30 November 2013 …
