Our navigation bar is loading . . .

 


 

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries

Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997.  




 

JCSM's Top 1000 Christian Sites - Free Traffic Sharing Service!


Do you need volunteer, community service, work, military or court hours?

Click here and add this page to your favorites!

Return to the JCSM Study Center!

Encyclopedia Britannica



PLEBISCITE (Lat. plebiscitum, a decree of the plebs)

This article appears in Volume V21, Page 834 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PIG-POL
PLEBISCITE (Lat. plebiscitum, a decree of the plebs) , a
term
  borrowed from the French for a vote of all the electors in a country taken on some specific question (see also
REFERENDUM
 ). The most
familiar
  example of the use of the
plebiscite
  in French history was in 1852, when the coup d'etat of 1851 was confirmed and the
title
  of emperor was given to
Napoleon
  III. In Roman constitutional law the plebiscitum was a decree enacted in the assembly of the
plebs
 , the comitia
tribute
 , presided over by a plebeian
magistrate
 .


End of Article: PLEBISCITE (Lat. plebiscitum, a decree of the plebs)


If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/PIG_POL/PLEBISCITE_Lat_plebiscitum_a_d.html">
PLEBISCITE (Lat. plebiscitum, a decree of the p...
</a>
(Previous)
PLEASURE (through Fr. plaisir from Lat. placere... 		(Next)
PLEBS (from the root seen in Lat. plenus, full;...

 


 
 


JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA  92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email

JCSM is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. Copyright © 1997-2012.
 

 

Sponsored Advertisements

Online First Aid and CPR Certification  .  DHA Solutions  .  PB Happy Hour Specials  .  Improvising Made Easy For Guitar and Bass  .  The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained  .  Home Equity Loans  .  First Aid and CPR Online  .  San Diego Music Lessons  .  10,000 Wise Quotes and Spiritual Sayings  .  Blow Up Your Site (For Free!)  .  San Diego DUI Lawyers  .  Jason Gastrich  .  Jordan Faith Gastrich  .  Divorce Secrets Revealed  .  Post Your Ad Link Free  .  San Diego Soccer Training  .  JCSM  .  Download Sermons  .  Custom Religious Banners, Build A Sign  .  Christian Singles Dating  .  Christian T-Shirts  .  Healing Christian Prayer  .  Bumper Authority  .  Personalized Blogs and Email  .  San Diego Haircuts  .  The Do the Math Diet  .  Stop Twitter Spam  .  Christian Conservative Work at Home Network  .  The Website of the Lord