: one who advocates or practices activism : a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue Antiwar activists were protesting in the streets. What is civil activism? Civic activism refers to the social norms,Read More →
Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets – Four Types of Intellectual Properties. What are examples of intellectual property rights? Examples of intellectual property rights include: Patents. Domain names. Industrial design. Confidential information. Inventions. Moral rights. Database rights. Works of authorship. What is the purpose of intellectual property rights? The purposeRead More →
Which states have squatters rights? Delaware. Georgia. Hawaii. Idaho. Illinois. Louisiana (30 years) Maine. Maryland. What are squatters rights? A squatter can claim rights to a property after residing there for a certain time. In California, it only takes 5 years of continuous use or maintenance for a squatter toRead More →
Co-ownership of property means more than one person has an ownership interest in a piece of real estate. There are different types of co-ownership, including tenancy in common, joint ownership, community property and tenancy by the entirety. Is owner and co-owner the same? A co-owner is someone who owns anRead More →
Each member of a company that is limited by shares in adding up to holding equity share capital in that will have a right to vote on every resolution related to the company. The voting right on a poll will be in percentage of his share in the paid-up equityRead More →
Hire purchase agreements are the kind of agreements whereby the owner of goods allows a person (the hirer) to hire goods from him for a specific period of time by paying instalments. Here, the hirer has the option to buy the goods at the end of the contract if allRead More →
Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another. inalienable. absolute. inherent. sacrosanct. What does the word indivisible? : impossible to divide or separate The two friends were indivisible. Other Words from indivisible. indivisibly -blē adverb. indivisible. adjective. How can a person be indefeasible? indefeasible That which cannot be defeated,Read More →
Democracy, meaning “rule of the people”, is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a parliament. Democracy is sometimes referred to as “rule of the majority”. What is majoritarian rule? Majoritarianism is aRead More →
The Moravians brought with them a love of music, which was an integral part of their religious life. Distinctive aspects of Moravian worship, such as the community meals called “love feasts,” continued in the North Carolina settlements. In time, church control withered and the strictures of communal life eased. HowRead More →
Antifederalists argued that a bill of rights was necessary because, the supremacy clause in combination with the necessary and proper and general welfare clauses would allow implied powers that could endanger rights. Federalists rejected the proposition that a bill of rights was needed. Did the Anti-Federalists wanted a bill ofRead More →