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international law

Government; American government

Customs, treaties, agreements, and rules that govern relations among nations.

common good

Government; American government

Benefit or interest of a politically organized society as a whole.

enumerated powers

Government; American government

Powers that are specifically granted to Congress by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

Fourteenth Amendment provision that prohibits states from denying equal protection of the laws to all people – that is, discriminating against individuals in an arbitrary manner, such as on the basis ...

domestic tranquility

Government; American government

Internal peacefulness; lack of disturbance within a country.

nobility

Government; American government

Group of persons having legally recognized titles, usually of a hereditary nature, who compose the aristocracy in a society. In Great Britain, the nobility is represented in the House of Lords.

select or special committee

Government; American government

A committee established by the Senate for a limited time period to perform a particular study or investigation. These committees might be given or denied authority to report legislation to the ...