Outline of government
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to government:
Government - system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy.
While all types of organizations have governance, the term government is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations.
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 -
- Public taxation
- Public defense
- Public education
- Public transportation
- Healthcare
- Environment
- Civil rights
- Working conditions
Executive power -
Judicial power -
Constitution -
The State
Five characteristics of a state- Population
- Territory
- Sovereignty
- Government
- Permanence
Major Political Ideas
Evolutionary Theory -Social Contract Theory -
Divine Theory -
Meritocracy -
The Purpose of Government
Form a More Perfect Union -Establish Justice -
Insure Domestic Tranquility -
Provide for the Common Defense -
Promote the General Welfare -
Secure the Blessings of Liberty -
History of government
History of governmentOrigins of American Government
Our Political Beginnings
Basic concepts of Government
Ordered governmentLimited government
Representative government
Landmark English Documents
Magna CartaPetition of Right
English Bill of Rights
English Colonies
CharterRoyal Colonies - New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
- Council
- Bicameralism
Charter colonies - Connecticut and Rhode Island
The Coming of Independence
New England ConfederationAlbany Plan of Union
Delegate
Boycott
Repeal
Popular sovereignty
Declaration of Independence
Critical Period
Articles of ConfederationRatification
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 -
Forms of government
Who Can Participate
Democracy -Dictatorship -
Geographic Distribution of Power
Unitary government -Federal government -
Confederate government -
Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Powers
Presidential government -Parliamentary government -
Basic Concepts of Democracy
Foundations
Popular sovereigntyLimited government
Human equality
Democracy and the Free Enterprise System
Free enterprise system -Law of supply and demand -
Mixed economy -
The Constitution
Six Basic Principles
PreambleArticles
Basic Principles
Popular SovereigntyLimited Government
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
- Veto
Federalism
Legislature
ChambersUnicameralism
Multicameralism
Bicameralism
Tricameralism
Tetracameralism
Upper house
Lower house
Parliament
Parliamentary system
Parliamentary group
Member of Parliament
International parliament
Parliamentary procedure
Committee
Quorum
Motion
Types
Congress
City council
The Estates
Legislator -
Committee member -
Trustee -
Delegate -
Partisan -
Politico -
Senator -
Money