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Number of czar titles Number of appointees Appointees not confirmed by Senate Franklin D. Roosevelt: Democratic 1933–1945 11 19 18 Harry S. Truman: 1945–1953 6 5 Dwight D. Eisenhower: Republican 1953–1961 1 0 Lyndon B. Johnson: Democratic 1963–1969 3 1 Richard Nixon: Republican 1969–1974 3 5 Gerald Ford: 1974–1977 2 Jimmy Carter ...
From the time of Peter the Great, forms of address in the Russian Empire had been well-codified, ... Tsar's power in the 17th century: exaltation and status;
Czar, sometimes spelled tsar, is an informal title used for certain high-level officials in the United States and United Kingdom, typically granted broad power to address a particular issue. The title is usually treated as gender-neutral although the technically correct Russian term for a female title holder would be czarina .
Citizens' guide to the Texas Constitution. Austin: Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. ISBN 978-0-88408-070-1. Hill, John L., ed. (1976). Constitution of the State of Texas. Austin: [Office of the Attorney General of Texas]. Includes the text of the constitution as of November 2, 1976, along with a brief informational ...
During 1906–1917, the status of the State Council was defined by the Russian Constitution of 1906. Its chairman was appointed by the tsar. Half of its members were appointed by the tsar from persons distinguished at civil and military service, and half by elections from various categories of society, separately:
Born in 1754, [1] Paul was the son of Emperor Peter III and Catherine the Great. [2] Six months after Peter's accession, Catherine participated in a successful coup d'état against her husband; Peter was deposed and killed in prison. [3] During Catherine's reign, Russia was revitalized.
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas was the supreme law of Texas from 1836 to 1845. On March 2, 1836, Texas declared itself an independent republic [1] because of a lack of support in the United States for the Texas Revolution. [2] The declaration of independence was written by George Childress [3] and modeled after the United States ...
The Tsar possessed an absolute veto over all legislation, [12] legislative initiative on all matters, [13] and the sole prerogative to initiate any revision of the constitution itself. [13] The emperor had charge over Russia's administrative and external affairs, [14] and sole power to declare war, make peace and negotiate treaties, [15] as ...