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5 days ago · One fascinating type of state shape is the elongated state, characterized by its long and narrow form. In this article, I will discuss three examples of elongated states and delve into their unique characteristics.
1 day ago · But Brexit and the pandemic led to a major handbrake turn and now, for the first time since 2007, the government employs more than half a million civil servants (FTE). Turnover of civil servants was at record high in 2021/22, but improved slightly last year. However morale has fallen since 2020 following steady improvement in the 2010s.
3 days ago · The state is a form of human association distinguished from other social groups by its purpose, the establishment of order and security; its methods, the laws and their enforcement; its territory, the area of jurisdiction or geographic boundaries; and finally by its sovereignty. The state consists, most broadly, of the agreement of the ...
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3 days ago · Constitution of the United States of America, the fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. The oldest written national constitution in use, the Constitution defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · constitution, the body of doctrines and practices that form the fundamental organizing principle of a political state. In some cases, such as the United States, the constitution is a specific written document.
5 days ago · The U.S. minister to Hawaii, John L. Stevens, worked closely with the new government. Dole sent a delegation to Washington in 1894 seeking annexation, but the new President, Grover Cleveland, opposed annexation and tried to restore the Queen.
3 days ago · A coalition of 19 state attorneys general, led by Steve Marshall of Alabama, is suing five other states — California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and Rhode Island — saying the latter ...
