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Final Moments of Influencer Anna Polly Revealed After Tragic Fall from Hotel Balcony
Final Moments of Influencer Anna Polly Revealed After Tragic Fall from Hotel Balcony Brazilian content creator Anna Beatriz Pereira Alves, known online as Anna Polly, tragically passed away in January after falling from a hotel balcony. Authorities have since declared her death an accident, bringing some closure to her grieving loved ones. A Shocking Incident in Rio de Janeiro The…
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How to Remove Emoji from the Face in Photos
How to Remove Emoji from the Face in Photos Emojis are often used to hide faces in photos for privacy reasons, humor, or creative flair. However, there may be situations where you need to remove those emojis—perhaps to recover an original image or for professional editing purposes. While removing an emoji perfectly to reveal the original face is rarely possible…
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What Is Dealignment? Definition and Examples
Dealignment in the political process occurs when a significant portion of the people who are entitled to vote in an election—the electorate—no longer affiliate with the political party with which they had been previously aligned, without forming new affiliations with another party. These dealigned individuals typically become independents or non-voters. How Dealignment Works In the American political system, dealignment occurs…
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What Is a Caucus? Definition and Examples
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. As it originated in the United States, the term can refer to a meeting of members of a political party to select delegates to nominate candidates for an upcoming election, or plan party policy direction in the United States Congress or state legislatures. Key…
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Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a Canadian day of remembrance observed annually on September 30 to reflect on the tragic history and ongoing legacy of the Indian residential school system of mandatory boarding schools for Indigenous Peoples. To be observed for the first time on September 30, 2021, the holiday was originally proposed in 2015 by the…
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Jury Nullification: Definition and Examples
Jury nullification, in its most commonly seen form, occurs when a jury in a criminal trial finds a defendant not guilty even though the jurors believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant has broken the law. For example, during Prohibition, juries who disagreed with alcohol control laws often acquitted defendants who had been caught red-handed trafficking beer or liquor.…
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What Is Statutory Law? Definition and Examples
Statutory law consists of laws written and enacted by a legislative body. For the United States federal government, statutory law is the acts passed by the United States Congress, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010. Key Takeaway: Statutory Law Statutory law consists of…
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Presidential Records Act: Provisions and Application
The Presidential Records Act (PRA) is a post-Watergate federal law that relates to the retention of government documents by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The PRA requires that all official documents and other material or information a president or a vice president may have generated or obtained while in office belong to the American people, and thus must…
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What Is Public Choice Theory?
Public choice theory is the application of economics to the study of political science and government decision-making. As a unique branch of economics, it developed from the study of taxation and public spending. The public choice theory challenges the public interest theory, the more traditionally established theory which holds that decision-making in democratic governments is motivated by “selfish benevolence” on…
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Whistleblower: Definition and Examples
A whistleblower is a person, often an employee, who reveals information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe, or fraudulent. While most whistleblowers work inside of the organization where the wrongdoing they report is taking place, being such an “insider” is not essential. As long as their information about wrongdoing would not…
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