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Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy). [
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.
Belief in political freedom and equality; the "spirit of democracy". |
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| the set of attitudes, beliefs and sentiments which give order and meaning to a political process and which provide the underlying assumptions and rules that govern behavior in the political system |
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| a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives |
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| a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected people representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy. |
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| a certain ethical set of ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class, and or large group that explains how society should work, and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. |
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| a list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress. |
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| those powers authorized by a legal document (from the Constitution) which, while not stated, seem to be implied by powers expressly stated. |
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| Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, establishes the U.S. Constitution, federal statutes, and U.S. Treaties as "the supreme law of the land." |
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| orders that induce "responsibility, action, procedure or anything else that is imposed by constitutional, administrative, executive, or judicial action" for state and local governments and/or the private sector. |
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