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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U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Government; Government & politics

A federal law enforcement agency run by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); regulates and facilitates international trade, collects import duties, and enforces U.S. regulations, including ...

Architect of the Capitol

Government; Government & politics

The federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is ...

world events

Government; Government & politics

Company stock prices and the stock market in general can be affected by world events such as war and civil unrest, natural disasters and terrorism. These influences can be direct and indirect, and ...

election

Government; Government & politics

Process by which people choose the candidate they want to become a public official. Many positions in government are elected positions, which means that many voters have to decide on a person to fill ...

zero tolerance

Legal services; Criminal

Zero tolerance is a theory of policing that emphasises the need to deal with all criminal offences and incivility, however trivial, first, to convey a principled position that crime ought not to be ...

panda diplomacy

Government; Government & politics

A practice by China to use panda bears as a tool for striking international diplomatic and trade deals. The term panda diplomacy first came into use in 1941 when Song Mei Ling (Madame Chiang ...

Township and Village Enterprises

Government; Government & politics

"Township and village enterprises"(TVEs) is a term that describes businesses either controlled by township and villages or located in townships and villages. In the 1980s and the early part of the ...