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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Bureau of the Census

Government; Government & politics

Established as a permanent office in 1902, part of the Department of Commerce. The bureau takes a census of the population every ten years, as the Constitution requires for the purpose of determining ...

Bureau of the Census

Government; Government & politics

Cabinet departments

Government; Government & politics

Part of the Executive Office of the President. The Cabinet departments help enforce the laws and policies of the federal government. The head of each department is a member of the President's ...

Balance of trade

Government; Government & politics

The net difference between the value of American exports and imports. If the country has exported more than it has imported, then the United States has a positive or favourable balance of trade. If ...

Balance of trade

Government; Government & politics

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Government; Government & politics

Part of the Department of Commerce. bureau collects, analyses and publishes data to help examine the state of the national economy. It issues reports on the gross national product (GNP), which is the ...

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Government; Government & politics

Founded in 1824 as part of the War Department, and moved to the Department of the Interior in 1849. The bureau administers social assistance programs, including education and public health, for ...