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Head of State - The public person who officially represents the unity and legitimacy of a state.
Supreme Court - The highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions.
US constitution - The fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world.
Executive branch - The part of government which is responsible for the overall governance of a state. It executes, or enforces, the law.
Justices - The nine members of the Supreme Court are known as justices. One is appointed to be their head, or Chief Justice.
Autocrats - A leader who is not bound by constitutional norms or checked by other sources of political authority, like a parliament or the judicial system.
Coup - When an individual or group takes control of government by illegal means, including by violence.
Project 2025 - A possible agenda for a new Donald Trump presidency drawn up by conservative think tank Heritage Foundation.
LGBT - Stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
Steve Bannon - A former chief strategist for the White House during Donald Trump's term.
Polarised - Separated in their views by a great distance, as the North and South Poles are separated geographically.