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  • Democracy

    Democracy in Voting Law Definition of Democracy in the context of the United States election law: The term originates from the Greek dêmokratía (government by the people), which is made up of dêmos (people) and kratos (power or rule). It refers to a political system in which […]

  • Sociocultural Group

    Hierarchical Display of Sociocultural group European Union > European construction > EU relations > European Union > European construction > EU relations > Culture > Cultural differenceEuropean Union > European construction > EU relations > Political ideology > CommunalismEuropean […]

  • Religious Fundamentalism

    Hierarchical Display of Religious fundamentalism Social Questions > Culture and religion > ReligionSocial Questions > Social framework > Sociocultural group > Religious groupLaw > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individual > Freedom of religious beliefsSocial Questions > Social […]

  • Religious Fundamentalism

    Hierarchical Display of Religious fundamentalism Social Questions > Culture and religion > ReligionSocial Questions > Social framework > Sociocultural group > Religious groupLaw > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individual > Freedom of religious beliefsSocial Questions > Social […]

  • Individual Rights

    Definition of Individual Rights In relation to social issues, a meaning of individual rights is provided here: fundamental to American constitutional democracy is the belief that individuals have certain basic rights that are not created by government but which government should protect. […]

  • Good Faith

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Good Faith Meaning of Good Faith In its traditional sense good faith denotes a moral quality ; it is equated with honesty of purpose, freedom from fraudulent intent, faithfulness to duty or obligation . […]

  • Libertarianism

    ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Freedom; Friedman, Milton; Hayek, Friedrich August; Mises, Ludwig Edler von; Philosophy, Political Independent Parties. Anarchism; Independent Parties; Natural Law…

  • Jeffersonian

    Etimology of Jeffersonian (You may find Jeffersonian at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1799; this term is also a noun., 1800 (adj.), in reference to the politics and policies of U.S. politician and statesman Thomas Jefferson, first great leader of the […]

  • Classical Liberalism

    Definition of Classical Liberalism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Classical Liberalism: A political and economic philosophy emerging along with the growth of capitalism. The central belief is that unregulated free markets are the best means to […]

  • Toleration

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Toleration Meaning of Toleration (Lat.) In some countries, where religion is established by law, certain sects who do not agree with the established religion are nevertheless permitted to exist; and this […]

  • Faith

    nounacceptance allegiance assurance assured expectation belief certainty certitude confidence constancy conviction credence deeprooted belief dependence fidelity …