The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to politics:
Politics – the exercise of power; process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society.
Principles of Government
Government and the State
What is government?
Government - is a general term which can be used to refer to public bodies organizing the political life of the society. Government can also refer to the collective head of the executive branch of power in a polity.
Public policies -
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Defense
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Education
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Crime
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Healthcare
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Transportation
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Environment
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Civil rights
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Working conditions
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The State
Four characteristics of a state
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Population
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Territory
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Sovereignty
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Government
Major Political Ideas
Evolutionary Theory -
Social Contract Theory -
Divine Theory -
The Purpose of Government
Form a More Perfect Union -
Establish Justice -
Insure Domestic Tranquility -
Provide for the Common Defense -
Promote the General Warfare -
Secure the Blessings of Liberty -
Forms of government
Who Can Participate
Democracy -
Dictatorship -
Geographic Distribution of Power
Unitary government -
Federal government -
Confederate government (Confederation) -
Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Powers
Presidential government -
Parliamentary government -
Basic Concepts of Democracy
Foundations
Worth of an Individual
Equality of all persons
Majority Rule, Minority Rights
Necessity of Compromise
Individual Freedom
Democracy and the Free Enterprise System
Free enterprise system -
Law of supply and demand -
Mixed economy -
Origins of American Government
Our Political Beginnings
Basic concepts of Government
Ordered government
Limited government
Representative government
Landmark English Documents
Magna Carta
Petition of Right
English Bill of Rights
English Colonies
Charter
Royal Colonies - New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
Proprietary colonies - Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Charter colonies - Connecticut and Rhode Island
The Coming of Independence
New England Confederation
Albany Plan of Union
Delegate
Boycott
Repeal
Popular sovereignty
Declaration of Independence
Critical Period
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
Presiding Officer
Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
Framers of the Constitution -
Virginia Plan -
New Jersey Plan -
Connecticut Compromise -
Three-Fifths Compromise -
Slave Trade Compromise -
Federalists -
Anti-Federalists -
Quorum -
The Constitution
Six Basic Principles
Preamble
Articles
Basic Principles
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
Judicial review
Federalism
Formal Amendment
Legislature
Chambers
Unicameralism
Multicameralism
Bicameralism
Tricameralism
Tetracameralism
Upper house (Senate)
Lower house
Parliament
Parliamentary system
Parliamentary group
Member of Parliament
International parliament
Parliamentary procedure
Committee
Quorum
Motion (no-confidence)
Types
Congress (Member of Congress)
City council (Councillor)
The Estates
Legislator -
Committee member -
Trustee -
Delegate -
Partisan -
Politico -
Senator -
Political Philosophies
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Federalism – a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces). Federalism is a system based upon democratic rules and institutions in which the power to govern is shared between national and provincial/state governments, creating what is often called a federation.
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History of politics
Political science
Political science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.
Fields of study of political science
Related disciplines
Political theory
Elections
Political parties
Political strategies and tactics
Political scholars
Influential literature
See also
Further reading
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Roskin, M.; Cord, R. L.; Medeiros, J. A.; Jones, W. S. (2007). Political Science: An Introduction. 10th ed. New York: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-242575-9 (10). ISBN 978-0-13-242575-9 (13).
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Tausch, A.; Prager, F. (1993). Towards a Socio-Liberal Theory of World Development. Basingstoke: Macmillan; New York: St. Martin's Press.
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Oxford Handbooks of Political Science – ten-volume set covering the political science topics political methodology, public policy, political theory, political economy, comparative politics, contextual political analysis, international relations, Law and Politics, political behavior, and political institutions. The general editor of the series is Robert E. Goodin.[2][3]
References
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^ Mabbett 1964 "References to the work in other Sanskrit literature attribute it variously to Viṣṇugupta, Cāṇakya and Kauṭilya. The same individual is meant in each case. The Pańcatantra explicitly identifies Chanakya with Viṣṇugupta."
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^ Oxford Handbook Of Political Theory
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^ Contemporary Political Theory
External links
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American Political Science Association
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European Consortium for Political Research
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International Political Science Association
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Political Studies Association of the UK
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PROL: Political Science Research Online (prepublished research)
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Truman State University Political Science Research Design Handbook
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A New Nation Votes: American Elections Returns 1787-1825
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Political links resource
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