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.

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Tea Party Movement

Politics; U.S. politics

A grass roots political movement that was started in 2009 in Boston. The name references the Boston Tea Party protest of 1773. The movement is made up of several independent organizations, which ...

A government acting on it's own, in it's own best interests. This would be opposed to going to the United Nations, to act jointly with other nations, on international principles designed to benefit ...

Medicaid

Politics; U.S. politics

A government programme financed by federal, state, and local funds for hospitalisation and medical insurance for persons of all ages within certain income limits.

Bill of Rights

Politics; U.S. politics

A formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of a nation; such a statement incorporated in the U.S. Constitution as Amendments 1 - 10, and in all the state constitutions.