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  2. Three-tier system (alcohol distribution) - Wikipedia

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    The only substantial exception to the three-tier system is the State of Washington. [4] In November 2011, voters in Washington approved Initiative 1183, which dismantled the state-operated retailing system and removed the legal requirement for a three-tier distribution system for alcoholic beverage sales.

  3. Legal system - Wikipedia

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    The comparative study of legal systems is the subject matter of comparative law, while the definition of legal systems in the abstract has been largely the domain of legal philosophy. Although scholarship has largely focused on national legal systems, many other distinct legal systems exist; for example, in Canada, in addition to the Canadian ...

  4. Separation of powers under the United States Constitution

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    By law (Section 2.) the president becomes the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, Militia of several states when called into service, has power to make treaties and appointments to office "with the Advice and Consent of the Senate," receive Ambassadors and Public Ministers, and "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" (Section 3.)

  5. Three-tier system - Wikipedia

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    Three-tier system may refer to: Multitier architecture , a client–server architecture in software engineering, typically of three tiers Three-tier system (alcohol distribution) , the system established in the U.S. after the repeal of Prohibition

  6. State governments of the United States - Wikipedia

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    While each of the state governments within the United States holds legal and administrative jurisdiction within its bounds, [3] they are not sovereign in the Westphalian sense in international law which says that each state has sovereignty over its territory and domestic affairs, to the exclusion of all external powers, on the principle of non ...

  7. Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act - Wikipedia

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    The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act [1] is a federal statute that was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on July 27, 2006. The Walsh Act organizes sex offenders into three tiers according to the crime committed, and mandates that Tier 3 offenders (the most serious tier) update their whereabouts every three months with lifetime registration requirements.

  8. Category:Legal systems - Wikipedia

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    A legal system is the system of laws governing a human society such as a nation state. The main articles for this category are Legal system and Legal systems of the world . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Legal systems .

  9. Substantive due process - Wikipedia

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    Substantive due process is a principle in United States constitutional law that allows courts to establish and protect substantive laws and certain fundamental rights from government interference, even if they are unenumerated elsewhere in the U.S. Constitution.