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police powers
the power of a nation, within the limits of its constitution, to regulate the conduct of its citizens in the interest of the common good.
political action committee
a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation
political efficacy
theoretical concept that indicates citizens' faith and trust in government
political socialization
a concept concerning the “study of the developmental processes by which children and adolescents acquire political cognition and attitudes
politico
politician
poll tax
a capitation tax, the payment of which is sometimes a prerequisite to exercise the right of suffrage.
polling place
a place at or in which votes in an election are cast.
popular sovereignty
the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will
precedent
a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
precinct
a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection
preclearance
a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents
preventative detention
imprisonment that is not imposed as the punishment for a crime, but in order to prevent a person from committing a crime
prior restraint
a court order banning publication of unpublished material
privitization
to make exclusive; delimit or appropriate
probable cause
reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution