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Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

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amending act

Politics; Political Science

An Act of Parliament whose sole purpose is to modify another Act or Acts. Restrictions exist on the type of amendments that may be proposed to bills which seek to amend other Acts.

amendment

Politics; Political Science

A change in a document made by adding, substituting or omitting a Certain part. The U.S. constitution has 26 amendments, adopted after the original ratification of the constitution. Amendment can ...

amendment in the nature of a substitute

Politics; Political Science

Usually an amendment that seeks to replace the entire text of a bill. Passage of this type of amendment strikes out everything after the enacting clause and inserts a new version of the bill. An ...

amendment tree

Politics; Political Science

Diagram showing the number and types of amendments to a measure permitted by the chamber. It also shows the relationship among the amendments, their degree or type, and the order in which they may be ...

amendments between the houses

Politics; Political Science

Method for reconciling differences between the two chambers' versions of a measure by passing the measure back and forth between them until both have agreed to identical language.

amendments in disagreement

Politics; Political Science

Provisions in dispute between the two chambers.

amnesty

Politics; Political Science

An act by which the state pardons political or other offenders, usually as a group. In 1977, for example, President Carter granted an amnesty to all Vietnam draft evaders. Amnesties are often used as ...

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