a guarantee under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that a state must treat an individual 

an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women

a corridor or hall connected with a larger room or series of rooms and used as a passageway or waiting room

 a member of a constituency

the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering

 a group of persons having a common identifying interest that often provides a basis for action Synonyms

 a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected

a legislative act that imposes punishment without a trial

The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker, a member of the House, is elected by a majority party caucus. In addition to being chief spokesman for the majority party, the Speaker runs the proceedings of House debate and voting, appoints committee members, refers bills to committees for research and development, and has an influential voice in all stages of a bill's consideration. One of the most visible and influential officials of the federal government, the Speaker is second in line, after the vice president, in succession to the presidency.

 a member of the U.S. senate and usually a leader of the majority party who is chosen to serve as presiding officer of the senate in the absence of the vice-president

a member of a legislative body chosen by a party to have charge of its organization and strategy on the floor

: an indirect veto of a legislative bill by an executive through retention of the bill unsigned until after adjournment of the legislature

 an irregular military adventurer

the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote

the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states

The term domestic policy refers to the decisions made by a government regarding issues and activities that occur within the country. This term encompasses all of the laws, planning, and actions of the government which concern internal issues that affect the entire country. Many domestic policies are devised by the federal government, though many are developed through the combined efforts of federal, state, and local governments. To explore this concept, consider the following domestic policy definition.

an official envoy

 an agreement between the U.S. and a foreign government made by the executive branch either alone or with Congressional approval and dealing usually with routine matters

body of nonelective government officials

 a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves

: performance of executive duties : MANAGEMENT worked in the administration of a hospital

 exemption from legally enforced disclosure of communications within the executive branch of government when such disclosure would adversely affect the functions and decision-making processes of the executive branch

 a person who brings a legal action

a person or group against whom a criminal or civil action is brought : someone who is being sued or accused of committing a crime if the jury finds the defendant not guilty

 the act or process of prosecuting

 prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance

he power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law

a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court

 the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision)

 a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts

a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district

a view or judgment

 a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional

 the practice in the judiciary of protecting or expanding individual rights through decisions that depart from established precedent or are independent of or in opposition to supposed constitutional or legislative intent

 refraining in the judiciary from departure from precedent and the formulation of broad doctrine