In the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal republic. The three distinct branches share powers: the U.S. Congress...
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This is a list of political parties in the United States, both past and present. The list does not include independents. The following third parties have...
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electoral politics have been dominated by successive pairs of major political parties since shortly after the founding of the republic of the United States. Since...
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Gun politics in the United States is characterized by two primary opposing ideologies regarding private firearm ownership. Advocates of gun control support...
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The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States)...
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developing during the mid-20th century as a revival of classical liberalism. Historical political movements in the United States have been shaped by...
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The politics of the Southern United States generally refers to the political landscape of the Southern United States. The institution of slavery had a...
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The ideology of nativism—favoring native inhabitants, as opposed to immigrants—has been very common and contentious within American politics for centuries...
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The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral...
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Politics of the United States Virgin Islands takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic dependency, whereby the governor is...
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one of the main political dynasties in United States history. It includes two presidents (the second and the sixth), a Secretary of the Navy, the ambassador...
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Political polarization is a prominent component of politics in the United States. Scholars distinguish between ideological polarization (differences between...
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The political culture of the United States has been influenced by the various European nations which colonized the Americas from the 15th century onwards...
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According to the United States Office of Government Ethics, a political appointee is "any employee who is appointed by the President, the Vice President...
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figures are highly politically active. As important as religion is in politics, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, had to fight his...
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Conspiracy theories in United States politics are beliefs that a major political situation is the result of secretive collusion by powerful people striving...
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Members of the Catholic Church have been active in the elections of the United States since the mid-19th century. The United States has never had religious...
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governmental power in relation to U.S. states. Conservatism is one of two major political ideologies of the United States with the other being liberalism. Conservative...
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The United States maintained its Constitutional Republic government structure throughout World War II. Certain expediencies were taken within the existing...
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The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the United States...
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The United States has 50 states and 5 territories that each elect a governor to serve as chief executive of the state or territorial government. The sole...
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Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,...
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The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States of America, including all the bureaus and offices in the United States Department...
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Ethnocultural politics in the United States (or ethnoreligious politics) refers to the pattern of certain cultural or religious groups to vote heavily...
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American Left (redirect from Left-wing politics in the United States)
The American left refers to the groups or ideas on the left of the political spectrum in the United States of America. It is occasionally used as a shorthand...
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This is a list of the first openly LGBTQ people to have held political office in the United States. No openly LGBT person has served as president or vice...
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In United States politics, the trends of Jews have changed political positions multiple times. Many early American German-Jewish immigrants to the United...
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In the United States, evangelicalism is a movement among Protestant Christians who believe in the necessity of being born again, emphasize the importance...
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The Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States. The Cabinet generally meets with the president...
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The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal...
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