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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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Government; Government & politics

One of the agencies of the Department of the Treasury. The IRS was created in 1862, and is responsible for administering and enforcing most federal tax laws. It collects almost all federal taxes, ...

Interstate commerce

Government; Government & politics

Trade that takes places across state lines. This is distinct from intrastate commerce, which takes place within a state, and foreign trade, which takes place between countries. Article I, Section 8, ...

International law

Government; Government & politics

Laws that govern the interactions and relations between nations, resulting from officials rules, treaties, agreements and customs.

Judicial activism

Government; Government & politics

Belief that the Supreme Court has the right or obligation to perform judicial review.

Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

Government; Government & politics

English-born American political theorist and pamphleteer who wrote in defence of the ideals of the American Revolution. His most famous work, Common Sense, was published in 1776, and influenced ...

Ombudsman

Government; Government & politics

Person in a government agency to whom people can go to make complaints or explain problems with the programmes or policies of the agency

Peace Corps

Government; Government & politics

Independent federal agency in the executive branch. The Peace Corps was created in 1961, and was made an independent agency in 1981. Its goal is to promote peace and international cooperation by ...