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Government & politics
The study of general concepts used in governments and politics, as well as the institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that make up the government and political reality.
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house majority leader
Government; Government & politics
Prominent position in the majority party, second only to the Speaker of the House in party authority. Like the Senate majority leader, the House majority leader helps promote the legislative agenda ...
house minority leader
Government; Government & politics
The head of the minority party in the House of Representatives. The minority leader represents the interests of the minority party by meeting with the majority leader and, in the case of the House, ...
House of Representatives
Government; Government & politics
One of the two houses of the Congress, created in Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution. The House of Representatives has 435 members, called Representatives, who serve for 2-year terms. The ...
ideology
Government; Government & politics
Set of beliefs and goals of a social or political group that explain or justify the group's decisions and behavior.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Government; Government & politics
Founded in 1891, one of the agencies of the Department of Justice. The INS administers and enforces federal laws that deal with people from other countries who want to enter or remain in the United ...
implied powers
Government; Government & politics
Powers claimed by Congress which are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution, but are implied in its necessary and proper clause (Article I, Section 8).
incumbent
Government; Government & politics
A candidate who holds the office for which he or she is running in an election. It is usually difficult for an incumbent candidate to be defeated in an election, unless he or she has had a very poor ...
