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etiquette

(Encyclopedia) etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local…

Dodds, Harold Willis

(Encyclopedia) Dodds, Harold Willis, 1889–1980, American educator, b. Utica, Pa., grad. Grove City College, 1909, M.A. Princeton, 1914, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1917. He taught economics and…

Bundestag

(Encyclopedia) BundestagBundestagb&oobreve;nˈdĕstäkhˌ [key], lower house of the parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is a popularly elected body that elects the chancellor, passes…

constitution, principles of government

(Encyclopedia) constitution, fundamental principles of government in a nation, either implied in its laws, institutions, and customs, or embodied in one fundamental document or in several. In the…

child labor

(Encyclopedia) child labor, use of the young as workers in factories, farms, mines, and other facilities, especially in work that is physically hazardous or morally, socially, or mentally harmful,…

Kulturkampf

(Encyclopedia) KulturkampfKulturkampfk&oobreve;lt&oomacr;rˈkämpfˌ [key] [Ger.,=conflict of cultures], the conflict between the German government under Bismarck and the Roman Catholic Church.…

Cy Young Award

1956 Don Newcombe, Brooklyn N.L. 1957 Warren Spahn, Milwaukee N.L. 1958 Bob Turley, New York A.L. 1959…

A More Perfect Union

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Barack Obama Related Links Notable Speeches by African Americans Campaign 2012 Democratic Candidates:…

Gingrich, Newt

(Encyclopedia) Gingrich, Newt (Newton Leroy Gingrich)Gingrich, Newtgĭngˈgrĭch [key], 1943–, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–98), b. Harrisburg, Pa., as Newton…