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  • 101political power — That power which a sovereign or state exerts by his or its own authority. Rhode Island v Massachusetts (US) 12 Pet 657, 738, 9 L Ed 1233, 1266. The power of a political party, a group of persons, or even an individual to influence an election …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 102inherent power — The doctrine that the federal government has sovereign and inherent powers in addition to the powers given to it expressly or impliedly by the United States Constitution; a doctrine refused recognition as law by the United States Supreme Court.… …

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  • 103Sovereignty — 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… …

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  • 104Preamble to the United States Constitution — We the People redirects here. For other uses, see We the People (disambiguation). United States of America This artic …

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  • 105Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

    Universalium

  • 106Spinoza: the moral and political philosophy — The moral and political philosophy of Spinoza Hans W.Blom Spinoza as a moral and political philosopher was the proponent of a radical and extremely consistent version of seventeenth century Dutch naturalism. As a consequence of the burgeoning… …

    History of philosophy

  • 107France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 108Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany     Germany     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 109Leviathan (book) — For other uses, see Leviathan (disambiguation). Frontispiece of Leviathan, by Abraham Bosse, with input from Hobbes Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil commonly called simply Leviathan is a book… …

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  • 110Giorgio Agamben — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Contemporary philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = Giorgio Agamben birth = 1942 school tradition = Aesthetics main interests = Aesthetics· Political philosophy notable ideas = Homo sacer State of… …

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