A. Sainte-Lagüe
Overview page. Subjects: politics.
French mathematician who in 1910 proposed the fairest system of apportionment of integer numbers of seats to each party in list systems of proportional representation with multimember seats. The...
Abd al-Aziz Al-Sa'ud
Overview page. Subjects: politics.
(b. Riyadh, c. 1880; d. Taif, 9 Nov. 1953)
Arabian; ruler of Nejd 1902–21, Sultan of Nejd 1921–32, King of Hijaz 1926–32, King of Saudi Arabia 1932–53 As a boy, Abd al-Aziz was exiled to Kuwait after...
Abe Fortas
Overview page. Subjects: politics — law.
Associate Justice, 1965–69
Abigail Adams
Overview page. Subjects: literature — politics.
(1744–1818),
wife of John Adams, from whom she had to be separated for long periods during the Revolution, occasioning her frequent, loving, lively, and outspoken letters. She also engaged in ...
Abington School District v. Schempp
Overview page. Subjects: law — politics.
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Aboriginal economic development
Overview page. Subjects: politics.
Since 1788 and the European colonisation of Australia, the continental population has grown rapidly and national income has increased, making Australia one of the world's rich or developed nations....
Aboriginal politics (historical)
Overview page. Subjects: politics.
Even though people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent constitute less than 2 per cent of Australia's population, their rights, status and circumstances have become major issues in...
Abrams v. United States
Overview page. Subjects: law — politics.
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Accord
Overview page. Subjects: politics — Australasian and Pacific history.
In full the Prices and Incomes Accord, was an agreement between the trade unions and the Labor governments of the 1980s. Its purpose was to prevent a wage explosion such ...
accountability
Overview page. Subjects: politics.
The requirement for representatives to answer to the represented on the disposal of their powers and duties, act upon criticisms or requirements made of them, and accept (some) responsibility for...