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21aristocratic — a.; (also aristocratical) 1. Noble, princely, patrician, titled, gentle, of gentle blood, high born, of high rank. 2. Of or by the privileged, vesting power in the nobility, belonging or pertaining to the aristocracy. 3. Haughty, proud, arrogant …
22Abbot — The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery. The female… …
23Dormant Commerce Clause — The Dormant Commerce Clause, also known as the Negative Commerce Clause, is a legal doctrine that courts in the United States have inferred from the Commerce Clause in Article I of the United States Constitution. The Commerce Clause expressly… …
24Constitution Project — The Constitution Project Constitution Project Logo Formation 1997 Headquarters Washington, D.C. We …
25Continental Association — The Association adopted by the Continental Congress was published and often signed by local leaders. Thomas Jefferson, who was not yet a delegate to Congress, signed this copy (lower left) with other Virginians. The Continental Association, often …
26United States Constitution — P …
27Jurisdiction stripping — Constitutional Law of the United States of America The constitutional structure Civil Rights  · Federalism Executive branch  · Separation of powers Legislative branch  · Judiciary …
28Ottoman Empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Cap.: Constantinople. Also called Turkish Empire. * * * Former empire… …
29Sovereignty — Sovereign redirects here. For other uses, see Sovereign (disambiguation). The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes Leviathan, depicting the Sovereign as a massive body wielding a sword and crozier and composed of many individual people. Sovereignty is… …
30Constitutional Convention (United States) — Federal Convention redirects here. For other uses, see Federal Convention (disambiguation). Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy. The Constitutional Convention …
