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A More Perfect Constitution
A More Perfect Constitution is a book published by American political scientist at the University of Virginia, Larry J. Sabato, in which he proposes a constitutional convention to substantially overhaul the United States Constitution.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
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Aedile
Aedile (aedīlis, from aedes, "temple edifice") was an office of the Roman Republic.
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Alabama
Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Alabama Legislature
The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of Alabama.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783.
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American Samoa
American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa,; also Amelika Sāmoa or Sāmoa Amelika) is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Samoa.
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
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Arizona State Legislature
The Arizona State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona.
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Arkansas General Assembly
The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas.
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Arkansas House of Representatives
The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas.
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Arkansas Senate
The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly.
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Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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Bill McCollum
Ira William "Bill" McCollum Jr. (born July 12, 1944) is an American lawyer, politician, and member of the Republican Party.
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Bob Inglis
Robert Durden Inglis Sr. (born October 11, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2011.
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Boule (ancient Greece)
In cities of ancient Greece, the boule (βουλή, boulē; plural βουλαί, boulai) was a council of over 500 citizens (βουλευταί, bouleutai) appointed to run daily affairs of the city.
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California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature.
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California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California.
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California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature.
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Cato Institute
The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded as the Charles Koch Foundation in 1974 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries.
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Cincinnati
No description.
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CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.
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Colorado General Assembly
The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.
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Colorado House of Representatives
The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado.
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Colorado Senate
The Colorado Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Colorado.
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Confederate States Constitution
The Confederate States Constitution, formally the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, was the supreme law of the Confederate States, as adopted on March 11, 1861, and in effect from February 22, 1862, through the conclusion of the American Civil War.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.
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Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Publishing Office and issued when Congress is in session.
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Consolidated city-county
In United States local government, a consolidated city-county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction.
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Constitutional convention (political meeting)
A constitutional convention is a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution.
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Constitutional Convention (United States)
The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention, the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia) took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in the old Pennsylvania State House (later known as Independence Hall because of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence there eleven years before) in Philadelphia.
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Consul (representative)
A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries.
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Continental Congress
The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies.
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Contract with America
The Contract with America was a document released by the United States Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign.
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Cursus honorum
The cursus honorum (Latin: "course of offices") was the sequential order of public offices held by aspiring politicians in both the Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.
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Delaware Constitution of 1776
The Delaware Constitution of 1776 was the first governing document for Delaware state government and was in effect from its adoption in September 1776 until its replacement by the 1792 constitution.
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DeLesseps Story Morrison
deLesseps Story Morrison, Sr., known as Chep Morrison (January 18, 1912 – May 22, 1964), was an American attorney and politician, who was the 54th mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 1946 to 1961.
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District attorney
In the United States, a district attorney (DA) is the chief prosecutor for a local government area, typically a county.
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Duke University
Duke University is a private, non-profit, research university located in Durham, North Carolina.
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Electoral college
An electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office.
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Ephor
The ephors were leaders of ancient Sparta and shared power with the two Spartan kings.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university founded in 1942.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.
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Florida Legislature
The Florida Legislature is the Legislature of the U.S. State of Florida.
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Frank Rizzo
Francis Lazarro Rizzo, Sr. (October 23, 1920 – July 16, 1991) was an American police officer and politician.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council on January 14, 1639 OS (January 24, 1639 NS).
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George Mason
George Mason (sometimes referred to as George Mason IV; October 7, 1792) was a Virginia planter, politician and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, one of three delegates, together with fellow Virginian Edmund Randolph and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts, who refused to sign the Constitution.
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George Wallace
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Alabama, having served two nonconsecutive terms and two consecutive terms as a Democrat: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987.
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George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732 –, 1799), known as the "Father of His Country," was an American soldier and statesman who served from 1789 to 1797 as the first President of the United States.
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Governor of California
The Governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California.
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Governor of Colorado
The Governor of Colorado is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Colorado.
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Governor of Hawaii
The Governor of Hawaii is the chief executive of the state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6.
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Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.
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Governor of Indiana
The Governor of Indiana is the chief executive of the state of Indiana.
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Governor of Iowa
The Governor of Iowa is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Iowa.
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Governor of Kentucky
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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Governor of Maine
The Governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine.
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Governor of Maryland
The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of the State of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units.
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Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of Massachusetts is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Massachusetts and serves as commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth's military forces.
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Governor of Michigan
The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Governor of Minnesota
The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch.
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Governor of Nebraska
The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the U.S. state of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution.
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Governor of New Hampshire
The Governor of New Hampshire is the head of the executive branch of New Hampshire's state government.
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Governor of New Jersey
The Governor of the State of New Jersey is head of the executive branch of New Jersey's state government.
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Governor of New Mexico
The Governor of New Mexico (Gobernador de Nuevo México) is the chief executive of the state of New Mexico.
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Governor of New York
The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New York.
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Governor of North Carolina
The Governor of North Carolina is the head of the executive branch of the U.S. state of North Carolina's state government and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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Governor of North Dakota
The Governor of North Dakota is the head of the executive branch of North Dakota's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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Governor of Oklahoma
The governor of the State of Oklahoma is the head of state for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Governor of Oregon
The Governor of Oregon is the head of the executive branch of Oregon's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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Governor of Puerto Rico
The governor of Puerto Rico is the head of government of Puerto Rico and, by its nature, constitutes the executive branch of the government of the island.
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Governor of South Carolina
The Governor of the State of South Carolina is the head of state for the state of South Carolina.
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Governor of South Dakota
The Governor of South Dakota is the head of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of South Dakota.
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Governor of Tennessee
The Governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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Governor of Texas
The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the head of the government of the U.S. state of Vermont.
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Governor of Virginia
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term.
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Governor of Wisconsin
The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
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Grandfather clause
A grandfather clause (or grandfather policy) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases.
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Guam
Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån) is an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean.
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Hawaii Senate
The Hawaiʻi State Senate is the upper chamber of the Hawaii State Legislature.
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Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.
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History of Athens
Athens is one of the oldest named cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for at least 5000 years.
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Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.
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Idaho Legislature
The Idaho Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Idaho.
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Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of a political office.
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Jacksonian democracy
Jacksonian democracy is a 19th-century political philosophy in the United States that espoused greater democracy for the common man as that term was then defined.
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James D. Richardson
James Daniel Richardson (March 10, 1843 – July 24, 1914) was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905.
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James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century.
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Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician, author and lawyer serving as the 39th and current Governor of California since 2011, previously holding the position from 1975 to 1983, making him the state's longest-serving Governor.
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John Dingell
John David Dingell Jr. (born July 8, 1926) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from December 13, 1955, until January 3, 2015.
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John Roberts
John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer who serves as the 17th and current Chief Justice of the United States.
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Larry Sabato
Larry Joseph Sabato (born August 7, 1952) is an American political scientist and political analyst.
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List of Governors of Alabama
The Governor of Alabama is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Alabama.
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List of Governors of Alaska
The Governor of Alaska is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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List of governors of American Samoa
This is a list of governors, etc.
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List of Governors of Arizona
The Governor of Arizona is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Arizona.
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List of Governors of Arkansas
The Governor of Arkansas is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Arkansas.
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List of Governors of Connecticut
The Governor of Connecticut is the elected head of the executive branch of Connecticut's state government, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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List of Governors of Delaware
The Governor of Delaware (President of Delaware from 1776 to 1792) is the head of the executive branch of Delaware's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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List of Governors of Florida
The Governor of Florida is the head of the executive branch of Florida's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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List of Governors of Georgia
The Governor of Georgia is the head of the executive branch of Georgia's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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List of Governors of Guam
The Governor of Guam (''Chamorro'': I Maga'låhen Guåhan) is the chief executive of the Government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard, whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Island (formerly the State of the Territory) addresses to the Guam Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that Guam's public laws are enforced.
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List of Governors of Idaho
The Governor of Idaho is the head of the executive branch of Idaho's state government and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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List of Governors of Kansas
The Governor of Kansas is the head of the executive branch of Kansas's state governmentKS Const.
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List of Governors of Louisiana
This is a list of the Governors of Louisiana (Gouverneurs de Louisiane), from acquisition by the United States in 1803 to the present day.
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List of Governors of Mississippi
The Governor of Mississippi is the head of the executive branch of Mississippi's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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List of Governors of Missouri
Following is a list of Governors of Missouri since its territory became part of the United States.
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List of Governors of Montana
The Governor of Montana is the head of the executive branch of Montana's state governmentMontana Constitution, Article VI, Section 4.
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List of Governors of Nevada
The Governor of Nevada is the chief magistrate of the U.S. state of Nevada,NV Const.
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List of Governors of Ohio
The Governor of Ohio is the head of the executive branch of Ohio's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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List of Governors of Pennsylvania
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the head of the executive branch of Pennsylvania's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
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List of Governors of Rhode Island
; Parties Chafee served in prior offices as a Republican, but ran for Governor as an independent.
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List of Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
The following is a list of persons who served as Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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List of Governors of the United States Virgin Islands
The following is a list of Governors of the United States Virgin Islands.
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List of Governors of Utah
The Governor of Utah is the head of the executive branch of Utah's state governmentUT Const.
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List of Governors of Washington
The Governor of Washington is the head of the executive branch of Washington's state government, the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces, and is responsible for appointing the Poet Laureate of Washington.
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List of Governors of West Virginia
The Governor of West Virginia is the head of the executive branch of West Virginia's state governmentWV Constitution article VII, § 5.
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List of Governors of Wyoming
This is a list of the governors of Wyoming, beginning with Territorial Governors.
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List of political term limits
This is a list of term limits for heads of state, heads of government and other notable public office holders by country.
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Local government in the United States
Local government in the United States refers to governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.
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Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature (Législature d'État de Louisiane) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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Lurleen Wallace
Lurleen Burns Wallace (September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968) was the 46th Governor of Alabama for fifteen months from January 1967 until her death in May 1968.
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Maine Legislature
The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine.
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Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Mayor of New York City
The Mayor of the City of New York is head of the executive branch of New York City's government.
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Mayor of the District of Columbia
The Mayor of the District of Columbia, often referred to as the Mayor of Washington or Mayor of Washington, D.C., is the head of the executive branch of the government of Washington, D.C..
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Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren (September 14, 1728 – October 19, 1814) was a political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution.
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Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born on February 14, 1942) is an American businessman, engineer, author, politician, and philanthropist.
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Michael C. Dorf
Michael C. Dorf is an American law professor and a scholar of U.S. constitutional law.
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Michigan House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature.
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Michigan Legislature
The Michigan Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. State of Michigan.
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Missouri General Assembly
The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri.
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Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly.
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Missouri Senate
The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly.
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Montana House of Representatives
The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature.
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Montana Legislature
The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana.
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Montana Senate
The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature, the state legislative branch of the US state of Montana.
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Nebraska Legislature
The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the supreme legislative body of the state of Nebraska.
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Nevada Assembly
The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Nevada.
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Nevada Legislature
The Nevada Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada.
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Nevada Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada.
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New Orleans
New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York.
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Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; Refaluwasch or Carolinian: Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an insular area and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 15 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 was James Madison's record of the daily debates held by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention, which resulted in the drafting of the current United States Constitution.
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Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
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Ohio General Assembly
The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio.
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Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate.
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Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly.
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Oklahoma House of Representatives
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma Legislature
The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma Senate
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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Oregon Legislative Assembly
The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon.
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Oregon Supreme Court
The Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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Organic act
In United States law, an organic act is an act of the United States Congress that establishes a territory of the United States and specifies how it is to be governed, or an agency to manage certain federal lands.
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Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 (ratified September 28, 1776) was the state's first constitution following the Declaration of Independence, and has been described as the most democratic in America, although it notably based rights in "men" not in "persons," as contemporaneous constitutions did in neighboring areas such as New Jersey, and as the 1689 English Bill of Rights and 1787 U.S. Constitution and 1791 U.S. Bill of Rights did.
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Pennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Provincial Council
The Pennsylvania Provincial Council helped govern the Province of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1776.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.
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Plebs
The plebs were, in ancient Rome, the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census.
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Political class
Political class, or political elite is a concept in comparative political science originally developed by Italian political theorist theory of Gaetano Mosca (1858–1941).
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Political corruption
Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain.
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Praetor
Praetor (also spelled prætor) was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army (in the field or, less often, before the army had been mustered); or, an elected magistratus (magistrate), assigned various duties (which varied at different periods in Rome's history).
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President of the United States
The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (Spanish for "Rich Port"), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico") and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea.
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Quaestor
A quaestor (investigator) was a public official in Ancient Rome.
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Referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal.
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Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732June 19, 1794) was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain.
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Robert Struble Jr.
Robert Clayton Struble Jr. (June 7, 1943 - February 26, 2016) was a retired schoolteacher, historian, author and associate editor at Catholic Lane.
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Roman Republic
The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.
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Rufus King
Rufus King (March 24, 1755April 29, 1827) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States from 1877 to 1881, an American congressman, and governor of Ohio.
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SAGE Publications
SAGE Publishing is an independent publishing company founded in 1965 in New York by Sara Miller McCune and now based in California.
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San Antonio
San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in both Texas and the Southern United States.
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Second Constitutional Convention of the United States
The calling of a Second Constitutional Convention of the United States is a proposal made by some scholars and activists from across the political spectrum for the purpose of making substantive reforms to the United States Federal government by rewriting its Constitution.
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Separation of powers
The separation of powers is a model for the governance of a state.
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South Dakota Legislature
The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota.
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Sparta
Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, Spártā; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, Spártē) was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece.
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Spoils system
In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political activity.
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Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County.
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State constitution (United States)
In the United States, each state has its own constitution.
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State governments of the United States
State governments of the United States are institutional units in the United States exercising some of the functions of government at a level below that of the federal government.
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State supreme court
In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the ultimate judicial tribunal in the court system of a particular state (i.e., that state's court of last resort).
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.
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Term limit
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office.
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Term limits in Oregon
Term limits legislation – term limits for state and federal office-holders – has been a recurring political issue in the U.S. state of Oregon since 1992.
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Term limits in Wyoming
In the U.S. state of Wyoming, the state legislature passed a bill limiting the office of Governor to two consecutive terms after Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler served three terms into the mid-1980s.
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Term of office
A term of office is the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.
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The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition.
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The Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
The Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents is an eleven-volume series of tomes comprising proclamations, special messages, and inauguration speeches from several presidents throughout United States history.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, [O.S. April 2] 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
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Titular ruler
A titular ruler, or titular head, is a person in an official position of leadership who possesses few, if any, actual powers.
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Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) to the United States Constitution sets a limit on the number of times a person is eligible for election to the office of President of the United States, and also sets additional eligibility conditions for presidents who succeed to the unexpired terms of their predecessors.
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U.S. Term Limits
U.S. Term Limits (USTL) is a non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to enacting term limits for elected officials at every level of government in the United States.
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U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton
U.S. Term Limits, Inc.
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Unicameralism
In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.
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United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is an insular area of the United States located east of Puerto Rico.
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Utah State Legislature
The Utah State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah.
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Van Hilleary
William Vanderpool "Van" Hilleary (born June 20, 1959) is a former Republican politician from Tennessee.
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Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States (informally referred to as VPOTUS, or Veep) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4, of the United States Constitution, as well as the second highest executive branch officer, after the President of the United States.
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Virginia
Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Washington State Legislature
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington.
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Washington Supreme Court
The Washington Supreme Court is the highest court in the judiciary of the US state of Washington.
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William Penn
William Penn (14 October 1644 – 30 July 1718) was the son of Sir William Penn, and was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker, and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania.
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Wilson Goode
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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Wyoming Legislature
The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming.
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Wyoming Supreme Court
The Wyoming Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_limits_in_the_United_States