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41Royal Prerogative — The Royal Prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in common law and, sometimes, in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the Sovereign alone.[1] It is the means by which some of… …
42Cardinal — • A dignitary of the Roman Church and counsellor of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cardinal Cardinal † …
43Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder — Supreme Court of the United States Argued April …
44Switzerland — • A confederation in the central part of Western Europe, made up of twenty two cantons, three of which are divided into half cantons Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Switzerland Switzerland …
45Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
46Hobbes, Thomas — born April 5, 1588, Westport, Wiltshire, Eng. died Dec. 4, 1679, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire English philosopher and political theorist. The son of a vicar who abandoned his family, Hobbes was raised by his uncle. After graduating from the… …
47Guardianship, in Civil Jurisprudence — • A person intrusted by law with the interests of another whose youth, inexperience, mental weakness or feebleness of will, disqualifies him from acting for himself in the ordinary affairs of life, and who is known as the ward Catholic… …
48The Reformation — The Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the …
49Separation of powers under the United States Constitution — This article refers to the separation of powers specifically in the United States. For the article on the theory of separation of powers, see: Separation of Powers Separation of powers is a political doctrine under which the executive,… …
50Tuvalu — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Tuvalu (disambiguation). Tuvalu …
