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Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus detect a change in the water potential of blood, this stimulates neurosecretory cells to make and release ADH. ADH travels down the axon to the terminal bulb in the poste...

First Past the Post is an electoral system used in countries such as the USA and the UK to elect representatives. It works in a very simple way: the candidate who recieves the most votes wins. So, for exa...

Direct democracy involves people power, or the self-government of people, contrasting to a representative democracy by which representatives are elected in order to voice the opinions and interests of cit...

6O₂ + C₆H₁₂O_{6   --->}  6CO₂ + 6H₂O

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Oxygen + Glucose ---> Carbon dioxide + Water...

Judicial review is an exclusive power of appellate courts, most importantly the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS). It is able to  overturn any judicial ruling from another court (at federal or state level) or to ...