His political opponent and lifetime friend, Thomas Jefferson, achieved immortality through his authorship of the Declaration of Independence, but equally notable were the legal and constitutional reforms he instituted in his native Virginia, his role as father of our territorial system, and his acquisition of the Louisiana Territory during his first term as President.

Does the organization show an affinity for a foreign government, political party or personality in opposition or preference to the American system??

The problem in the policy officer's mind thus begins to take shape as a galaxy of utterly complicated factors -- political, military, economic, financial, legal, legislative, procedural, administrative -- to be sorted out and handled within a political system which moves by consent in relation to an external environment which cannot be under control.

Most countries in this second category share the difficulty of having many of the structures of a modern political and social system without the modern standards of performance required to make them effective.

In the absence of a reservoir of political consensus each organized political group hopes that the elections will give them new prominence, but in a system where there is as yet no place for the less prominent.

At the central level the scrutin uninominal voting system was selected over some form of the scrutin de liste system, even though the latter had been recommended by Duverger and favored by all political parties.

Although a somewhat technical subject, it has important political implications as the above discussion of the voting system indicated.

Thus the Congress marks a formal recognition of the political system that was central to world politics for a century.

Essentially this imposed two conditions: First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; ;

No political order or economic system is so clearly contrary to nature.

( 2 ) Realtors realize, of course, that they are involved in an increasingly complex legal and political system that is opening up opportunities for leverage on their relation to clients as well as opportunities for evasion of their responsibility for racial discrimination in housing.

The Caucus Race as depicted by Carroll is a satire on the political caucus system, mocking its lack of clarity and decisiveness.

King Alexander tried to reconcile political parties by unveiling a liberal constitution of his own initiative, introducing for the first time in the constitutional history of Serbia the system of two chambers ( skupština and senate ).

He expanded the spoils system during his presidency to strengthen his political base.

It remains a unique and intriguing experiment in direct democracy, a political system in which the people do not elect representatives to vote on their behalf but vote on legislation and executive bills in their own right.

Though there might be blocs of opinion, sometimes enduring, on important matters, there were no political parties and likewise no government or opposition ( as in the Westminster system ).

Or perhaps this was a natural development in their political system.

It is part of Barbados ' political system and supported by the Public service.

Some argue that the openness of the country's political system has been a significant factor in Botswana's stability and economic growth.

This year marks the first post-communist government that not collapsed and served its 4-year term until 2001, thus stabilizing the political system in Bulgaria.

Together with the Bundesrat, the Bundestag is the legislative branch of the German political system.

In the 1960s with the African American Civil Rights Movement and opposition to the Vietnam War, the song took on a political tone.

Clinton's political opponents charge that to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War during his college years, he used the political influence of a U. S. Senator, who employed him as an aide.

He was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and political movements such as McCarthyism, and he helped pay for the successful defense of a soldier accused of " fragging " ( murdering ) another soldier during the war.

" According to West and Sanders, when talking about conspiracies in the Vietnam era, Pipes includes within the fringe element anyone who entertains the thought that conspiracies played a role in the major political scandals and assassinations that rocked American politics in the Vietnam era.

It later became involved in other political campaigns, including Biafra, the Vietnam war and housing in the UK.

came to represent aspects of the multiple political and cultural engagements of Guattari: the Group for Young Hispanics, the Franco-Chinese Friendships ( in the times of the popular communes ), the opposition activities with the wars in Algeria and Vietnam, the participation in the M. N. E. F., with the U. N. E. F., the policy of the offices of psychological academic aid ( B. A. P. U. ), the organisation of the University Working Groups ( G. T. U. ), but also the reorganizations of the training courses with the Centers of Training to the Methods of Education Activities ( C. E. M. E. A.

Some writers on counter-insurgency warfare emphasize the more turbulent nature of today's guerrilla warfare environment, where the clear political goals, parties and structures of such places as Vietnam, Malaysia, or El Salvador are not as prevalent.

This has tended to obscure the major events and political trends of his term in office, especially his role in maintaining and expanding Australia's military commitment to the Vietnam War.

* 1785 – Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong River by the Tay Son in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.

He identified himself as a political independent although he held conservative opinions on several issues, including the Vietnam War ( he once wrote Martin Luther King, Jr. to defend the Johnson Administration's military policy ).

Malaysia was a leading advocate of expanding ASEAN's membership to include Laos, Vietnam, and Burma, arguing that " constructive engagement " with these countries, especially Burma, will help bring political and economic changes.

While it was primarily a comical song about a Judge and his courtroom it is also notable for the political lyrics " I'm goin ' to Paris to stop this war " and " I had a chat with Ho Chi Minh " both social commentary references about wanting to go to the Paris Peace Accord negotiations to stop the war in Vietnam.

In the 1980s, US television featured the light espionage programmes Airwolf ( 1984 – 87 ) and MacGyver ( 1985 – 92 ), each rooted in the Cold War yet reflecting American citizens ' distrust of their government, after the crimes of the Nixon Government ( the internal, political espionage of the Watergate Scandal and the Vietnam War ) were exposed.

This group dominates much of the cultural and political landscape of Vietnam.

In 1986, Vietnam launched a political and economic renewal campaign ( Đổi Mới ) that introduced reforms to facilitate the transition from a centralized economy to a " socialist-oriented market economy.

In the past decade, Vietnam has recognized the importance of growing global economic interdependence and has made concerted efforts to adjust its foreign relations to reflect the evolving international economic and political situation in Southeast Asia.

In Vietnam, the Lý Dynasty began, while in Myanmar the Pagan Kingdom reached its height of political and military power.

* January 20 – Invading Siamese forces, attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong River by the Tay Son in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.

During the Vietnam War era, the Chicago Eight used a political defense, while Benjamin Spock used a technical defense.

" During the Vietnam War, courts typically refused to excuse the perpetrators of illegal protests from punishment on the basis of their challenging the legality of the Vietnam War ; the courts ruled it was a political question.

Besides political hegemony, the Tang also exerted a powerful cultural influence over neighboring states such as those in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.