Legitimacy: Status conferred by the people on the government's officials, acts, and institutions through their belief that the government's actions are an appropriate use of power by a legally constituted governmental authority following correct decision-making policies. ... Representative democracy: Form of government in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws ans policies. ... In retaliation, the British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in 1774, closing Boston Harbor and placing the government of Boston under direct British control. ... Comm...

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"The Out-of-control Presidency" is an article my Michael Lind in which he makes the claim that the executive branch of the government has become too powerful. ... Where we first see the president take a dictatorial role is in foreign policy. ...

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