The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to politics and political science:
Politics – the exercise of power; process by which groups of people make collective decisions. Politics is the art or science of running governmental or state affairs (including behavior within civil governments), institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society.
Political science – the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.
Contents
- 1 Principles of Government
- 2 Origins of American Government
- 3 The Constitution
- 4 Legislature
- 5 Political Philosophies
- 6 Governments of the World
- 7 Political issues
- 8 Politics by region
- 9 History of politics
- 10 Political science
- 11 Political scholars
- 12 Influential literature
- 13 See also
- 14 Further reading
- 15 References
- 16 External links
Principles of Government[edit]
Government and the State[edit]
What is government?[edit]
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 taxation
- Public defense
- Public education
- Public transportation
- Healthcare
- Environment
- Civil rights
- Working conditions
The State[edit]
Four characteristics of a state
- Population
- Territory
- Sovereignty
- Government
Major Political Ideas[edit]
Divine Theory - Meritocracy Force theory
The Purpose of Government[edit]
Form a More Perfect Union -
Establish Justice -
Insure Domestic Tranquility -
Provide for the Common Defense -
Promote the General Welfare -
Secure the Blessings of Liberty -
Forms of government[edit]
Who Can Participate[edit]
Geographic Distribution of Power[edit]
Confederate government (Confederation) -
Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Powers[edit]
Basic Concepts of Democracy[edit]
Foundations[edit]
Popular sovereignty Limited government Human equality
Democracy and the Free Enterprise System[edit]
Origins of American Government[edit]
Our Political Beginnings[edit]
Basic concepts of Government[edit]
Ordered government
Landmark English Documents[edit]
Magna Carta
Petition of Right
English Bill of Rights
English Colonies[edit]
Royal Colonies - New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
- Council
- Bicameralism
Proprietary colonies - Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Charter colonies - Connecticut and Rhode Island
The Coming of Independence[edit]
Delegate
Boycott
Repeal
Critical Period[edit]
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
Presiding Officer
Creating and Ratifying the Constitution[edit]
Quorum -
The Constitution[edit]
Six Basic Principles[edit]
Preamble
Articles
Basic Principles[edit]
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
- Constitutionalism
- Rule of law
- Veto
Formal Amendment[edit]
Legislature[edit]
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
Committee member -
Trustee -
Delegate -
Partisan -
Politico -
Senator -
Political Philosophies[edit]
Conservativism -
Egalitarianism -
Corporatism -
Nazism -
Fascism -
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.
Minarchism -
Governments of the World[edit]
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Political issues[edit]
Politics by region[edit]
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History of politics[edit]
Political science[edit]
Fields of study of political science[edit]
- Area studies
- Coalition studies
- Comparative politics
- Development studies
- Electoral systems and voting theory
- Foreign policy analysis
- Game theory
- Geopolitics and political geography
- Globalization studies
- Ideology studies
- Institutional studies
- International relations
- Nationalism studies
- Policy analysis and Policy studies
- Political behaviour
- Political economy
- Political party analysis
- Political psychology
- Political theory and philosophy
- Political research methodology
- Political sociology
- Political systems
- Psephology – statistical analysis of voting systems and electoral behavior
- Public administration and local government studies
- Public policy studies
- Public administration
- Public law
- Security studies
- Strategic studies
Related disciplines[edit]
Political theory[edit]
- International relations theory
- Metapolitics
- Peace and conflict studies
- Political geography
- Political symbolism
- Theories of state
Elections[edit]
Political parties[edit]
Political strategies and tactics[edit]
Political scholars[edit]
Influential literature[edit]
- The Art of War – by Sun Tsu (c. 544–496 BC)
- The Republic – by Plato (427–347 BC)
- Laws – by Plato (427–347 BC)
- The Politics – Aristotle (384–322 BC)
- Nicomachean Ethics – Aristotle (384–322 BC)
- Arthashastra – Chāṇakya[1] (c. 350–283 BC)
- Meditations – Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE
- The Prince – by Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)
- The Book of Five Rings – Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584––1645)
- The Wealth of Nations – by Adam Smith (1723–1790)
- On War – by Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831)
- Leviathan – Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)
See also[edit]
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- Anthropology
- Constitutional economics
- Debate
- Food politics
- Government simulation game
- Music and politics
- Policy
- Rule According to Higher Law
- Office politics
- Official statistics
- Organizational politics
- Political activism
- Political corruption
- Political criticism
- Political economy
- Political fiction (list)
- Political movement
- Political party (list by country)
- Political power
- Political psychology
- Political spectrum
- Theories of Political Behavior
Further reading[edit]
- 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).
- Tausch, A.; Prager, F. (1993). Towards a Socio-Liberal Theory of World Development. Basingstoke: Macmillan; New York: St. Martin's Press.
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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."
- ^ Oxford Handbook Of Political Theory
- ^ Contemporary Political Theory
External links[edit]
- American Political Science Association
- European Consortium for Political Research
- International Political Science Association
- Political Studies Association of the UK
- PROL: Political Science Research Online (prepublished research)
- Truman State University Political Science Research Design Handbook
- A New Nation Votes: American Elections Returns 1787-1825
- Political links resource