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Also called the Blue Dog Democrats or simply the Blue Dogs. A caucus in the United States House of Representatives comprising members of the Democratic Party who identify as centrists or conservatives and profess an independence from the leadership of both major parties. The caucus is the modern development of a more informal grouping of relatively conservative Democrats in U.S. Congress ...
Coffee Party USA; Cold War liberal; Committeemen and committeewomen; Compassionate conservatism; Congressional stagnation in the United States; Conservative Democrat; Convention bounce; Corporate welfare; Corrupt bargain; Cronyism; Cross-filing; Cuckservative; Culture war; Czar (political term)
Definitions of fascism; Demagogue; Democratic legitimacy of the European Union; Democratic revolution; Democratic transition; Democratization; Demonyms for the United States; Denazification; Desmalvinización; Di Lampedusa strategy; Diplomatic capital; Divide and rule; Dominion (political theory) Drawbridge mentality; Dummy candidate; Dynamitard
A form of government where the monarch is elected, a modern example being the King of Cambodia, who is chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne; Vatican City is also often considered a modern elective monarchy. Self-proclaimed monarchy: A form of government where the monarch claims a monarch title without a nexus to the previous monarch dynasty.
The Libertarian Party's core platform is the reduction of the size, influence, and expenditures in all levels of government. To this effect, the party supports minimally regulated markets, a less powerful federal government, strong civil liberties, drug liberalization, open immigration, non-interventionism, neutrality in diplomatic relations ...
List of government and military acronyms. List of U.S. government and military acronyms. List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions; List of U.S. Navy acronyms and expressions; List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions; FUBAR, a 2002 mockumentary by Michael Dowse; Neotrombicula fujigmo § Etymology; List of aviation mnemonics
A party system is a concept in comparative political science concerning the system of government by political parties in a democratic country. The idea is that political parties have basic similarities: they control the government, have a stable base of mass popular support, and create internal mechanisms for controlling funding, information and nominations.
In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (), and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party.