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  2. Glossary of American politics - Wikipedia

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    Also called the Blue Dog Democrats or simply the Blue Dogs. A caucus in the United States House of Representatives comprising members of the Democratic Party who identify as centrists or conservatives and profess an independence from the leadership of both major parties. The caucus is the modern development of a more informal grouping of relatively conservative Democrats in U.S. Congress ...

  3. United States contract law - Wikipedia

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    A merchant is defined elsewhere in the UCC as a party that regularly "deals in goods of the kind" or otherwise gives an impression of knowledge or skill regarding the subject matter of the transaction. If both parties are merchants then additional terms in a purported acceptance do become part of the contract unless any of three exceptions apply.

  4. Gridlock (politics) - Wikipedia

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    In parliamentary democracies based on the Westminster system, political deadlock may occur when a closely-fought election returns a hung parliament (where no one party, or clear coalition of parties holds a majority); this may result in either the formation of a coalition government (if such an outcome is unusual, as in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, but not most of mainland Europe ...

  5. Party-line vote - Wikipedia

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    A party-line vote in a deliberative assembly (such as a constituent assembly, parliament, or legislature) is a vote in which a substantial majority of members of a political party vote the same way (usually in opposition to the other political party(ies) whose members vote the opposite way).

  6. Miami Beach resolves lawsuit against ‘party house.’ Here are ...

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    Among the terms of the deal: The tenant won’t throw house parties in the city for three years. Miami Beach resolves lawsuit against ‘party house.’ Here are the settlement terms

  7. Force majeure - Wikipedia

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    What is permitted to be a force majeure event or circumstance can be the source of much controversy in the negotiation of a contract and a party should generally resist any attempt by the other party to include something that should, fundamentally, be at the risk of that other party. [4] For example, in a coal-supply agreement, the mining ...

  8. List of countries with coalition governments - Wikipedia

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    A coalition government might also be created in a time of national difficulty or crisis, for example during wartime, to give a government the high degree of perceived political legitimacy it desires whilst also playing a role in diminishing internal political strife.

  9. Political appointments in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The patronage system thrived in the U.S. federal government until 1883. In 1820 Congress limited federal administrators to four-year terms, which led to constant turnover; by the 1860s and the Civil War, patronage had led to widespread inefficiency and political corruption. Although it used to be confined to cabinet positions, department heads ...