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• Directory:Rwanda
  '''Rwanda''', officially Republic of Rwanda, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,441,000), 10,169 sq mi (26,338 sq km), E central Africa. Rwanda is governed under the constitution of 2003. The president, who is head of state, is popularly elected for a se
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• Directory:Texas
  ...ry forces in the U.S. Congress, the leaders of Texas formed an independent republic that lasted until 1845. Austin is the capital and Houston the largest city. ...ashington-on-the-Brazos, Texas declared its independence (Mar. 2, 1836). A constitution was adopted and David Burnet was named interim president.
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• Directory:John Tyler
  ...president born after the adoption of the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]]. ...the 1967 ratification of the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|25th Amendment]]), both the House and Senate passed resolutions recognizing
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• Directory:James Madison
  ...s a political theorist, Madison's most distinctive belief was that the new republic needed checks and balances to limit the powers of special interests, which ....] "The party called republican is steadily for the support of the present constitution"</ref> in opposition to key policies of the [[Federalist Party (United Stat
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• Directory:Venezuela
  | bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''conventional long form:'' Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela <br />''conventional short form:'' Venezuela <br />''loc | bgcolor="#ffffff" | federal republic
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• Directory:Article Heaven/Ancient Roman society
  ...[plebs|plebeians]], who could not. This became less important in the later Republic, as some plebeian families became wealthy and entered politics, and some pa Voting power in the Republic was dependent on class. Citizens were enrolled in voting "tribes", but the
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• Directory:South Korea
  ...wing Japan's surrender to the United States in 1945. After World War II, a Republic of Korea (ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula whil | bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''conventional long form:'' Republic of Korea <br />''conventional short form:'' South Korea <br />''local
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• Directory:Iran
  Islamic Republic of Iran * Type: Islamic republic.
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• Directory:Rhode Island
  ...o the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia and resisted ratifying the Constitution until the federal government threatened to sever commercial relations with ...1842. Dorr's Rebellion, though abortive, resulted in the adoption of a new constitution (1842) extending suffrage; however, the property qualification was not abol
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• Directory:John McCain
  ...hristian nation the absense of any support for religion in the body of the constitution has been interpreted. John mccain - campaign 2008 - us news and world repor vietnam annam , socialist republic of vietnam , vietnam , viet nam , vietnam war
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• Directory:Iraq
  Republic of Iraq * Constitution: October 15, 2005.
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• Patent
  ...t countries varies. In the United States, the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] empowers [[United States Congress|Congress]] to make laws to "promote the ...vices, once they had been put into practice, had to be communicated to the Republic in order to obtain legal protection against potential infringers. England f
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• June 1
  *[[1815]] - [[Napoleon]] swears fidelity to the Constitution of France. *[[2003]] - The [[People's Republic of China]] begins filling the [[reservoir]] behind the massive [[Three Gorg
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• Directory:John Adams
  ...to describe the origins, nature, and jurisdiction of the unwritten British constitution. Adams used his wide knowledge of English and colonial legal history to sho ...s enormously influential and was referenced as an authority in every state-constitution writing hall.
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• Directory:Zachary Taylor
  ...t scholars believe that according to the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], Taylor's term began on March 4, regardless of whether he had taken the o * Hamilton, Holman. ''Zachary Taylor: Soldier of the Republic'' (1941) vol 1
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• Directory:Ghana
  ...NGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential electi | bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''conventional long form:'' Republic of Ghana <br />''conventional short form:'' Ghana <br />''former:'' G
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• Directory:Pakistan
  Islamic Republic of Pakistan ...s Party and the Muslim League, however, could not agree on the terms for a Constitution or establishing an interim government. In June 1947, the British Government
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• Directory:China
  | bgcolor="#ffffff" | ''conventional long form:'' People's Republic of China <br />''conventional short form:'' China <br />''local long ...ary 1912 (Manchu Dynasty replaced by a Republic); 1 October 1949 (People's Republic established)
  36 KB (4,849 words) - 17:15, 1 February 2008
• Directory:Afghanistan
  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan * Type: Islamic Republic.
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• Directory:Louisiana
  ...States. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Louisiana became an independent republic for six weeks before joining the Confederacy. ...Louisiana was readmitted to the Union in 1868, but forced to accept a new constitution giving rights to African-Americans."The Reconstruction Period" ended in 187
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