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  2. Power (international relations) - Wikipedia

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    Neorealist scholars frequently define power as entailing military capabilities and economic strength. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 28 ] Classical realists recognized that the ability to influence depended on psychological relationships that touched on ethical principles, legitimacy and justice, [ 28 ] as well as emotions, leaders' skill and power over opinion.

  3. Why Nations Fail - Wikipedia

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    Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, first published in 2012, is a book by economists Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, who jointly received the 2024 Nobel Economics Prize (alongside Simon Johnson) for their contribution in comparative studies of prosperity between nations.

  4. United States v. Johnson (1968) - Wikipedia

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    Justice Douglas reversed for a 5-3 majority. He held that the provisions of 207(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 making the remedies provided in Title II of the Act the exclusive means of enforcing rights based on such part do not preclude a criminal prosecution of the defendants under 18 USC 241, since the exclusive-remedy provision applies only to enforcement of substantive rights to ...

  5. United States v. Johnson (1943) - Wikipedia

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    Iowa, 18 Wall. 129, 134-35; Atherton Mills v. Johnston, 259 U.S. 13, 15. Whenever in the course of litigation such a defect in the proceedings is brought to the court's attention, it may set aside any adjudication thus procured and dismiss the cause without entering judgment on the [**1077] merits.

  6. Sessions v. Dimaya - Wikipedia

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    Sessions v. Dimaya, 584 U.S. 148 (2018), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 16(b), [1] a statute defining certain "aggravated felonies" for immigration purposes, is unconstitutionally vague.

  7. Democracy - Wikipedia

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    Trade brought economic development, which in turn, broadened power. Rulers wanting to increase revenues had to protect property-rights to create incentives for people to invest. As more people had more power, more concessions had to be made by the ruler and in many [quantify] places this process lead to democracy. These determinants defined the ...

  8. United States v. Johnson (1966) - Wikipedia

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    On certiorari, the United States Supreme Court affirmed. In an opinion by Harlan, J., it was held that (1) the prosecution on the conspiracy count, being dependent upon an intensive inquiry with respect to the speech on the floor of the House, violated the speech or debate clause of Article I section 6, so as to warrant the granting of a new trial on the conspiracy count, with all elements ...

  9. Thor Power Tool Co. v. Commissioner - Wikipedia

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    Thor Power Tool Company v. Commissioner, 439 U.S. 522 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld IRS regulations limiting how taxpayers could write down inventory. Thor manufactured equipment using multiple parts that it produced. It capitalized the costs of these parts when produced.