Politics

Ultramontanism is a clerical political conception within the Catholic Church that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the Pope.

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals.

The North–South divide is broadly considered a socio-economic and political divide.

In politics, regionalism is a political ideology that focuses on the notional or normative interests of a particular region, group of regions or another subnational entity.

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

In political science, legitimacy is the right and acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a régime.

Political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct), commonly abbreviated to PC, is a term that, in modern usage, is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended not to offend or disadvantage any particular group of people in society.

The prisoner's dilemma is a standard example of a game analyzed in game theory that shows why two completely "rational" individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interests to do so.

A reactionary is a person who holds political views that favor a return to the status quo ante, the previous political state of society, which they believe possessed characteristics (discipline, respect for authority, etc.) that are negatively absent from the contemporary status quo of a society.

The word regime (also "régime", from the original French spelling) refers to a set of conditions, most often of political nature, such as a government.

(Not to be confused with Third Position.)(This article is about the political philosophy. For other uses, see Third Way (disambiguation).) In politics, the Third Way is a position akin to centrism that tries to reconcile right-wing and left-wing politics by advocating a varying synthesis of right-wing economic and left-wing social policies.

An ultimatum (Latin: the last one) is a demand whose fulfillment is requested in a specified period of time and which is backed up by a threat to be followed through in case of noncompliance.

A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.

Public interest, according to the Random House Dictionary, is "1.

The term Two Chinas refers to the current situation where two political entities each name themselves "China": * 23x People's Republic of China (PRC), commonly known as "China", established in 1949, controlling mainland China and two special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau.

Political consulting is a form of management consulting that consists primarily of advising and assisting political campaigns.

The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.

This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Africa.

This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Oceania.

Debate is contention in argument; strife, dissension, quarrelling, controversy; especially a formal discussion of subjects before a public assembly or legislature, in Parliament or in any deliberative assembly.

The national interest, often referred to by the French expression raison d'État ("reason of State"), is a country's goals and ambitions whether economic, military, or cultural.

A nuclear power phase-out is the discontinuation of usage of nuclear power for energy production.

Naivety (or naïvety or naïveté) is the state of being naïve, that is to say, having or showing a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication, often in a context where one neglects pragmatism in favor of moral idealism.

Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it.

This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Europe.

A term of office is the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office.

Punk ideologies are a group of varied social and political beliefs associated with the punk subculture.

Criminalization or criminalisation, in criminology, is "the process by which behaviors and individuals are transformed into crime and criminals".

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to politics and political science: Politics – the exercise of power; process by which groups of people make collective decisions.

An extrajudicial killing is the killing of a person by governmental authorities without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or legal process.

In financial regulation, "politically exposed person" (PEP) is a term describing someone who has been entrusted with a prominent public function.