Majoritarianism is a traditional political philosophy or agenda that asserts that a majority (sometimes categorized by religion, language, social class, or some other identifying factor) of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society
The south fought the civil war because they tried to secede from the union after Abraham Lincoln was elected
They developed new political ideas by reflecting on the existing political institutions and the relations between the people in a society. They tried to come up with new ways to make things better that were heavily involved in ethics, epistemology, ontology, and a bunch of other philosophical ideas whose origins can be found in ancient philosophical works.
They can have organizations such as cabinet departments, independent executive agencies, and government corporations