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Government & Policy Glossary
Key terms and definitions for government & policy. Every concept links to a full explanation — a reference for students, delegates, and researchers.
- Terms
- 389 terms
- Categories
- 1 category
A
26 entries- Absolute Monarchy
- Administrative Burden
- Administrative Discretion
- Administrative Law
- Administrative Law Judge
- Administrative Procedure Act
- Administrative State
- Administrative Tribunal
- Administrative Tribunals
- Advice and Consent
- Advice and Consent of the Senate
- Advocacy
- Advocacy Coalition Framework
- Advocacy Group
- Amendment Process
- Amicus Curiae Brief
- Anocracy
- Appropriation Clause
- Appropriations
- Appropriations Bill
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations Rider
- Appropriations Subcommittee
- Asymmetric Federalism
- Auditor General
- Authoritarian Regime
B
12 entriesC
59 entries- Cabinet Collective Responsibility
- Cabinet Reshuffle
- Carceral State
- Career Civil Servant
- Caretaker Convention
- Caretaker Government
- Categorical Grant
- Central-Local Relations
- Centralized Federalism
- Ceremonial Monarchy
- Checks and Balances
- Christmas Tree Bill
- City Manager System
- City-State
- Civil Law System
- Civil Service
- Civil Service Code
- Civil Service Examination
- Civil Service Merit System
- Civil Service Reform
- Civil Society
- Class Action Lawsuit
- Cloture Motion
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Codification of Statutes
- Codified Constitution
- Commission Form of Government
- Committee Chairperson
- Committee Jurisdiction
- Committee Markup
- Committee of the Whole
- Committee Report
- Committee Stage
- Comparative Authoritarianism
- Comparative Federalism
- Comptroller General
- Concurrent Powers
- Conditional Grant
- Conditionality
- Condominium (Government)
- Confederation
- Conference Committee
- Conference Report
- Conference Report Adoption
- Confidence and Supply Agreement
- Constitutional Amendment
- Constitutional Convention
- Constitutional Court
- Constitutional Entrenchment
- Constitutional Monarchy
- Constructive Vote of No Confidence
- Consular Immunity
- Continuing Resolution
- Cooperative Federalism
- Council-Manager Government
- Crossbencher
- Crown Corporation
- Crown Dependency
- Crown-in-Parliament
D
17 entriesE
16 entriesF
18 entries- Federal Register
- Federalism
- Federation
- Filibuster Cloture
- First Reading
- Fiscal Autonomy
- Fiscal Decentralization
- Fiscal Decentralization Index
- Fiscal Equalization
- Fiscal Federalism
- Fiscal Federalism Grant Types
- Fiscal Policy
- Fiscal Policy Multiplier
- Fiscal Rule
- Free Association Compact
- Free Vote
- Frontbencher
- Fusion of Powers
G
9 entriesH
10 entriesI
15 entriesJ
8 entriesK
3 entriesL
15 entriesM
21 entries- Mace of the House
- Majoritarian Democracy
- Majority Leader
- Mandamus
- Mandate Letter
- Mandate Theory
- Mandate Theory of Elections
- Mandate Theory of Representation
- Mark-Up Session
- Markup Session
- Mayor-Council System
- Merit Pay in Government
- Meritocracy
- Metropolitan Government
- Microstate Governance
- Minority Cabinet
- Minority Leader
- Minority Rights
- Mischief Rule
- Money Bill
- Motion to Recommit
N
8 entriesO
13 entriesP
48 entries- Parastatal
- Parish Council
- Parliamentary Sovereignty
- Party Whip System
- Patronage Appointment
- Pay-As-You-Go Rule
- Performance Budgeting
- Permanent Secretary
- Persona Grata
- Pith and Substance
- Plain Meaning Rule
- Plenary Session
- Plural Executive
- Pluralism
- Plutocracy
- Pocket Acceptance
- Pocket Veto
- Policy Agenda
- Policy Agenda Setting
- Policy Cycle
- Policy Diffusion
- Policy Entrepreneur
- Policy Evaluation
- Policy Feedback
- Policy Formulation
- Policy Implementation
- Policy Implementation Gap
- Policy Window
- Political Appointee
- Pork Barrel Politics
- Power of the Purse
- Prefectural System
- Presidential Signing Statement
- Presidential System
- Presidential Veto
- Prime Minister's Questions
- Principal-Agent Problem
- Private Member's Bill
- Privileged Motion
- Program Budgeting
- Protectorate
- Provisional Government
- Public Accounts Committee
- Public Finance
- Public Law Number
- Public Sector Comparator
- Public-Private Partnership Procurement
- Purposive Approach
Q
8 entriesR
21 entries- Rainbow Coalition
- Reading of a Bill
- Recess Appointment
- Reconciliation Process
- Regulatory Agency
- Regulatory Capture
- Regulatory Compliance
- Regulatory Impact Analysis
- Regulatory Impact Assessment
- Regulatory Impact Statement
- Regulatory Sandbox
- Regulatory State
- Rentier State
- Report Stage
- Reserve Powers
- Revolving Door
- Rights-Based Approach
- Royal Assent
- Royal Prerogative
- Rule of Law
- Rules Committee
S
37 entries- Schedule F
- Second Reading
- Semi-Presidential System
- Senate Confirmation
- Separation of Powers
- Sergeant-at-Arms
- Shadow Cabinet
- Shadow Government
- Shadow Minister
- Skeleton Legislation
- Slip Law
- Sovereign Equality of States
- Speaker of the House
- Special Administrative Region
- Special Order
- Special Purpose District
- Spoils System
- Standing Committee
- State Sovereignty
- State-Owned Enterprise
- Statutory Authority
- Statutory Instrument
- Statutory Interpretation
- Stratocracy
- Strong Mayor System
- Sub-National Government
- Sunrise Provision
- Sunset Agency Review
- Sunset Clause
- Sunset Commission
- Sunset Law
- Sunset Provision
- Sunset Review
- Sunshine Cabinet
- Supplementary Budget
- Suspension of the Rules
- Suzerainty
