U.S. politics

U.S. politics

Political terms used in U.S. involving the three main branches of government as well as grass root politics.

Contributors in U.S. politics

U.S. politics

A slang term for welfare, food stamps, social security, Medicaid, public education, foreign aid and other items financed with taxpayer money and given by government to people who claim to have a need ...

Socialism

Politics; U.S. politics

A system of economic organisation in which state owns and controls the basic means of production and where centralised planning, rather than market forces, determines the allocation of resources.

Cyber terrorism

Politics; U.S. politics

A surprise attack by a foreign terrorist group, or individuals with a political agenda, using computer technology and the Internet to cripple or disable infrastructure.

Urban legend

Politics; U.S. politics

A storey of doubtful authenticity involving incidents of the recent past, often including elements of humour and horror, that spreads quickly and believed to be true.

Communism

Politics; U.S. politics

A system of social organisation in which a totalitarian state, run by a single self-appointed political party, controls all economic and social activity.