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U.S. politics

Political terms used in U.S. involving the three main branches of government as well as grass root politics.

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U.S. politics

propaganda

Politics; U.S. politics

The common use of propaganda is to use false or misleading information to promote a partisan and unbalanced picture. It is a deliberate attempt to change people's views on a given topic through the ...

attorney general

Politics; U.S. politics

The chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department.

creationism

Politics; U.S. politics

The belief that God created the universe, including all life, in its present form precisely as stated in the Bible in the book of Genesis.

dialectic

Politics; U.S. politics

The art or practice of a logical discussion as of the truth of a theory or opinion.

marginal tax rate

Politics; U.S. politics

The amount of one's additional (marginal) earnings that must be paid explicitly in taxes or implicitly in the form of a reduction in the level of one's income supplement. Since it establishes the ...

deficit

Politics; U.S. politics

The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.

positivism

Politics; U.S. politics

That which has to be accepted as we find it and is not given to further explanation.

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