arbitrary+power
51Right of Voluntary Association — • Any group of individuals freely united for the pursuit of a common end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Right of Voluntary Association Right of Voluntary Association …
52Star Chamber — This article is about the court. For other uses, see Star Chamber (disambiguation). The Star Chamber (Latin: Camera stellata) was an English court of law that sat at the royal Palace of Westminster until 1641. It was made up of Privy Counsellors …
53Sudan, history of the — Introduction history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. Ancient Nubia The earliest inhabitants of what is now The Sudan can be traced to African peoples who lived in the vicinity of Khartoum in Mesolithic times… …
54World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …
55Rule of law — The rule of law, in its most basic form, is the principle that no one is above the law. Thomas Paine stated in his pamphlet Common Sense (1776): For as in absolute governments the king is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and… …
56Lettre de cachet — In French history, lettres de cachet were letters signed by the king of France, countersigned by one of his ministers, and closed with the royal seal, or cachet . They contained orders directly from the king, often to enforce arbitrary actions… …
57free — [frē] adj. freer, freest [ME fre < OE freo, not in bondage, noble, glad, illustrious, akin to Ger frei, Du vrij < IE base * prei , to be fond of, hold dear > FRIEND, Sans priyá , dear, desired] 1. a) not under the control of some other… …
58Political privacy — has been a concern since voting systems emerged in ancient times. The secret ballot is the simplest and most widespread measure to ensure that political views are not known to anyone other than the voter it is nearly universal in modern democracy …
59Tehran — [te rän′, tərän; te΄ə rän′, te΄he rän′; te΄heran′te rän′, tārän′; təran′] capital of Iran, in the NC part: pop. 7,158,000: also Teheran [te rän′, tərän; te΄ə rän′, te΄he rän′; te΄heran′] * * * Teh·ran or Te·he·ran (tĕ ə rănʹ, ränʹ, tĕ rănʹ, ränʹ) …
60Michelet, Jules — born Aug. 21, 1798, Paris, France died Feb. 9, 1874, Hèyres French nationalist historian. He taught history and philosophy before he was appointed head of the historical section of the Record Office in 1831. His time there provided him with… …
