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  2. Special district (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Special districts in the United States are founded by some level of government in accordance with state law [8] (either constitutional amendment, general law, or special acts) [9] and exist in all states. Special districts are legally separate entities with at least some corporate powers. [10] Districts are created by legislative action, court ...

  3. Separation of powers - Wikipedia

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    Politics. The separation of powers principle functionally differentiates several types of state power (usually law-making, adjudication, and execution) and requires these operations of government to be conceptually and institutionally distinguishable and articulated, thereby maintaining the integrity of each. [1]

  4. Federal government of the United States - Wikipedia

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    e. The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) [a] is the common government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, comprising 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district (national capital) of Washington ...

  5. Separation of powers under the United States Constitution

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    t. e. Separation of powers is a political doctrine originating in the writings of Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws, in which he argued for a constitutional government with three separate branches, each of which would have defined authority to check the powers of the others. This philosophy heavily influenced ...

  6. Police power (United States constitutional law) - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In United States constitutional law, the police power is the capacity of the states and the federal government to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants. [1] Police power is defined in each jurisdiction by the legislative body ...

  7. Social Democratic Party of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The SPD government, committed to parliamentary liberal democracy, used military force against more radical communist groups, leading to a permanent split between the SPD and the USPD, as well as the Spartacist League which would go on to form the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and integrate a majority of USPD members as well.

  8. Surge protector - Wikipedia

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    Surge Protection Device (SPD) for installation in a low-voltage distribution board. A surge protector (or spike suppressor, surge suppressor, surge diverter, [1] surge protection device (SPD), transient voltage suppressor (TVS) or transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS)) is an appliance or device intended to protect electrical devices in alternating current (AC) circuits from voltage spikes ...

  9. History of social democracy - Wikipedia

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    e. Social democracy originated as an ideology within the labour movement whose goals have been a social revolution to promote socialism within democratic processes. In a nonviolent revolution as in the case of evolutionary socialism, [1] or the establishment and support of a welfare state. [2] Its origins lie in the 1860s as a revolutionary ...