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Amendment (n.)
Artikelen van confederatie
Articles of Confederation (n.)
Minister van Justitie / Procureur-Generaal
Attorney General (n.)
The first ten constitutional amendments ratified by three-fourths of the states in 1791 in the United States of America
Bill of Rights
Bipartite
Bipartisanship
A protest against British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation."
Boston Tea Party (n.)
Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview.
Checks and balances
Commissiesysteem / comitologieprocedure
Committee system
Het parlement
Congress (n.)
Grondwet
Constitution (n.)
Over de partijgrenzen heen
Cross-party
De (Amerikaanse) onafhankelijkheids verklaring
The Decleration of Independence
Democraat
Democrat
Het Amerikaanse kiescollege
Electoral College
Uitvoerende
Executive
Federalisme
Federalism
A member of the convention that drew up the constitution of the US in 1787.
Founding Fathers
Kiesrechtgeografie
Gerrymandering
Huis van Afgevaardigden
House of Representatives
Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken
Interior Secretary
Gerechtelijk / rechterlijk
Judicial
Wetgevend / wettelijk / juridisch
Legislative
Liberaal
Liberal
Meerderheid-minderheidsdistrict
Majority-minority district
Malafide verdeling
Malapportionment
Tussentijdse verkiezingen
Midterm election
Verwerpen / terzijde schuiven
Overrule
Voorverkiezingen
Primaries
RepublikeinR
Republican
Heilzame verwaarlosing / Salutary neglect was the possibly non-deliberate British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, especially trade laws, meant to keep British colonies obedient to England.
Salutary neglect
Senaat / Tweede Kamer
Senate
An Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the Britishcolonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London.
Stamp Act
Minister van Financiën
Treasury Secretary
Veto uitspreken / The power to prevent legislation or action proposed by others.
Veto
Zuletzt geändertvor einem Jahr