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Outline of government


The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to government:

Government

Government - is a general term which can be used to refer to public bodies organizing the political life of the society. Government can also refer to the collective head of the executive branch of power in a polity.

Public policies -

Legislative power -

Executive power -

Judicial power -

Constitution -

Five characteristics of a state

Evolutionary Theory -

Social Contract Theory -

Divine Theory -

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Form a More Perfect Union -

Establish Justice -

Insure Domestic Tranquility -

Provide for the Common Defense -

Promote the General Welfare -

Secure the Blessings of Liberty -

History of government

Ordered government

Limited government

Representative government

Magna Carta

Petition of Right

English Bill of Rights

Charter

Royal Colonies - New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

Proprietary colonies - Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Charter colonies - Connecticut and Rhode Island

New England Confederation

Albany Plan of Union

Delegate

Boycott

Repeal

Popular sovereignty


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