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 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 policies -

Public taxation
Public defense
Public education
Public transportation
Healthcare
Environment
Civil rights
Working conditions

The State edit

Five characteristics of a state

Major Political Ideas edit

Evolutionary Theory -

Social Contract Theory -

Divine Theory -

Meritocracy -

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 -

History of government edit

History of government

Origins of American Government edit

Our Political Beginnings edit

Basic concepts of Government edit

Ordered government

Limited government

Representative government

Landmark English Documents edit

Magna Carta

Petition of Right

English Bill of Rights

English Colonies edit

Charter

Royal Colonies - New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

Council
Bicameralism

Proprietary colonies - Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Unicameralism

Charter colonies - Connecticut and Rhode Island

The Coming of Independence edit

New England Confederation

Albany Plan of Union

Delegate

Boycott

Repeal

Popular sovereignty

Declaration of Independence

Critical Period edit

Articles of Confederation

Ratification

Presiding Officer

Creating and Ratifying the Constitution edit

Framers of the Constitution -

Virginia Plan -

New Jersey Plan -

Connecticut Compromise -

Three-Fifths Compromise -

Slave Trade Compromise -

Federalists -

Anti-Federalists -

Quorum -

Forms of government edit

Basic Concepts of Democracy edit

Foundations edit

Popular sovereignty Limited government Human equality

Democracy and the Free Enterprise System edit

Free enterprise system -

Law of supply and demand -

Mixed economy -

The Constitution edit

Six Basic Principles edit

Preamble

Articles

Basic Principles edit

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Constitutionalism
Rule of law

Separation of powers

Checks and balances

Veto

Judicial review

Unconstitutional

Federalism

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

Legislator -

Committee member -

Trustee -

Delegate -

Partisan -

Politico -

Senator -

Money