Government & politics

Government & politics

The study of general concepts used in governments and politics, as well as the institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that make up the government and political reality.

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Popular vote

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Vote of the people of a nation or group. In the United States, this contrasts with an electoral vote, which is done by a small group of electors, rather than the general public.

Primary

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Process by which members of a party elect candidates to run for office as the representative of the party. Primaries are held in national presidential elections, as well as more local elections.

Precinct

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Smallest, most local unit in the typical structure of political parties at the local level. Precincts act as voting districts, and cover an area of several blocks.

Pork-barrel legislation

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Laws that directs funds to local projects in an area which a member of Congress represents.

Unicameral

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One room. The term refers to a legislature that has only one body, such as the Israeli Knesset or the German Bundestag.

Unfunded mandates

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Actions imposed by the federal or state government on lower levels of government which are not accompanied by the money needed to fund the action required.

System of government in which all authority is placed in a central government. Countries with unitary governments, such as Great Britain and France, have regional and local governments which derive ...