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Political Topic Glossary

America’s Three-Headed Eagle Although Polybius, John Locke, and Baron Charles de Montesquieu had all advocated the separation of the governmental

Also called the “Philadelphia Convention of 1787”, the Constitutional Convention was an effort by the states to revise the Articles

Constitutionalism is the concept of government limited by the provisions of a written Constitution.

The Fabian Society is a British socialist organization whose purpose is to advance the principles of democratic socialism through gradualist

In the United States, a felony is a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year. If

Feminism is a range of social movements, political movements, and ideologies that aim to define, establish, and achieve the political,

Foundations are organizations that raise tax-exempt donations and engage in charity, education, and social change. These can be classified as

July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006 Served as 38th president of the United States from August 1974 to January

April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831 5th President of the United States Served as Secretary of State and War

Political Globalism promotes an allocation of power at the international level. Globalists argue that world-wide problems cannot be solved without

Introduction Passed by Congress in 1912 and ratified by the states in 1913, the 17th Amendment is quite possibly the

January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994 37th President of the United States Proposed the establishment of the Environmental Protection