Plebiscites are seen as a way for a government to go directly to the people, bypassing intermediaries such as political parties. After the Revolution of 1789, the plebiscite was popular in France because it was seen as an expression of popular sovereignty. In 1804, a plebiscite made Napoleon emperor. Plebiscites have been used to establish political boundaries when it is a question of nationality.
the quality or condition of being indecent. 2. impropriety or immodesty. 3. obscenity or indelicacy. 4. an indecent act, remark, etc. Origin of indecency.
In statutory rape, overt force or threat is usually not present. Statutory rape laws presume coercion, because a minor or mentally handicapped adult is legally incapable of giving consent to the act. The term statutory rape generally refers to sex between an adult and a sexually mature minor past the age of puberty.