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Politics is the set of activities that are associated withmaking decisions ingroups, or other forms ofpower relations among individuals, such as the distribution ofstatus orresources.The branch ofsocial science that studies politics andgovernment is referred to aspolitical science.
Politics may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and non-violent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but the word often also carries a negative connotation. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or in a limited way, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it.
A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which includepromoting one's own political views among people,negotiation with other political subjects, makinglaws, and exercising internal and externalforce, includingwarfare against adversaries. Politics is exercised on a wide range of social levels, fromclans andtribes of traditionalsocieties, through modernlocal governments,companies andinstitutions up tosovereign states, to theinternational level.
In modernstates, people often formpolitical parties to represent their ideas. Members of a party often agree to take the same position on many issues and agree to support the same changes to law and the same leaders. Anelection is usually a competition between different parties.
Apolitical system is a framework which defines acceptable political methods within a society. Thehistory of political thought can be traced back to early antiquity, with seminal works such asPlato'sRepublic,Aristotle'sPolitics,Confucius's political manuscripts andChanakya'sArthashastra. (Full article...)
AUnited Nations Parliamentary Assembly is a proposed addition to theUnited Nations System that would allow for participation of member nations' legislators and, eventually,direct election ofUnited Nationsparliament members by citizens worldwide. The idea was raised at theLeague of Nations founding in the 1920s and again following the end of World War II in 1945, but remained dormant throughout theCold War. In the 1990s and 2000s, the rise of global trade and the power of world organizations that govern it led to calls for aparliamentary assembly to scrutinize their activity. TheInternational Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly was formed in 2007 to coordinate pro-UNPA efforts. Supporters have set forth possible UNPA implementations, including promulgation of a new treaty; creation of a UNPA as a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly; and evolution of a UNPA from theInter-Parliamentary Union or anothernongovernmental organization. Several proposals for apportionment of votes have been raised to address disparities in UN members' population and economic power. CEUNPA advocates initially giving the UNPA advisory powers and gradually increasing its authority over the UN system. Opponents cite issues such as funding, voter turnout, and undemocratic UN member nations as reasons for abandoning the project altogether.
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The western (front) side of theUnited States Capitol. The U.S. Capitol serves as the location forCongress, thelegislative branch of theU.S. federal government. It is located inWashington, D.C., on top ofCapitol Hill at the east end of theNational Mall. The building is marked by its centraldome above arotunda and two wings. It is an exemplar of theNeoclassical architecture style.
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 We will stand by our friends and administer a stinging rebuke to men or parties who are either indifferent, negligent, or hostile, and, wherever opportunity affords, to secure the election of intelligent, honest, earnest trade unionists, with clear, unblemished, paid-up union cards in their possession. —Samuel Gompers,The American Federationist, May 1906 |
SirWinston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, (1874 – 1965) was a Britishpolitician andstatesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during theSecond World War. He is widely regarded as one of the great wartime leaders. He served asPrime Minister twice (1940–45 and1951–55). A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also anofficer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. During the 1930s, Churchill took the lead in warning about the danger from Hitler and in campaigning for rearmament. On the outbreak of World War II, he was again appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Following the resignation ofNeville Chamberlain on 10 May 1940, Churchill becamePrime Minister. His steadfast refusal to consider defeat, surrender or a compromise peace helped inspire British resistance, especially during the difficult early days of the War when Britain stood alone in its active opposition to Hitler. Churchill was particularly noted for his speeches and radio broadcasts, which helped inspire the British people.
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