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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natural law

Government; Government & politics

Set of principles which govern human interactions, which are built into the structure of the universe, as opposed to being imposed by human beings.

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Government; Government & politics

Formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service. Part of the Department of Agriculture, it is responsible for helping farmers, ranchers, and other private landowners conserve and protect our natural ...

naturalization

Government; Government & politics

Process by which an alien becomes a citizen

nepotism

Government; Government & politics

Unfair practice in which people in power give positions in a government or organization to their relatives or friends, rather than to any individual who is well-qualified. This can lead to ...

New Jersey Plan

Government; Government & politics

Proposal presented by New Jersey delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention which recommended that Congress be unicameral, and that all states be equally represented in Congress. Small states ...

nobility

Government; Government & politics

Group of people in a society who have been given legally-recognized titles, by inheriting them or receiving them from a monarch or other authority. Great Britain is one example of a country which has ...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Government; Government & politics

Established by a treaty signed in 1949. The treaty tied the security interested of the United States to those of the nations of Western Europe and other areas. NATO arose out of fear of the military ...