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Democratic system
Terms related to the democratic system of government.
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captured agency
Political systems; Democratic system
A government agency, especially a regulatory agency, that is largely under the influence of the economic interest group(s) most directly and massively affected by its decisions and policies -- ...
authorization bill
Political systems; Democratic system
A (proposed) formal act (or “law”) of a legislative body (such as the U.S. Congress or a state legislature) that legally establishes a new government agency or program or else renews or extends an ...
bureaucracy
Political systems; Democratic system
In ordinary usage, “bureaucracy” refers to a complex, specialized organization (especially a governmental organization) composed of non-elected, highly trained professional administrators and clerks ...
bureaucratic politics
Political systems; Democratic system
Bureaucratic politics theories or explanations of why particular public policy decisions got made the way they did stress the motivation by the relevant officials in the government bureaucracy to ...
acquittal
Political systems; Democratic system
The judgement of a court that a person charged with a crime has not been proved to be guilty.
anarchism
Political systems; Democratic system
Any of a variety of ideologies sharing the fundamental belief that the state and all similar forms of governmental authority are unjustified and oppressive and illegitimate and therefore ought to be ...
D'Hondt method
Political systems; Democratic system
D'Hondt system is an electoral formula created by Victor D'Hondt, giving the number of elected officials assigned to the candidates in proportion to the votes obtained. After scrutinizing ...
