The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American organization that was founded on 12 February 1909 to promote the rights of minorities. The group consists of different departments that are concerned with various aspects of…
A Hill committee is a panel of United States legislators gathering on Capitol Hill to convene proceedings on a matter of policy. The committee members may be senators, representatives, or a mix of both. For any of the three types…
The American Heritage Party (AHP) is a political party in the United States that seeks to incorporate Biblical, Christian principles into politics. Its motto reads “explicitly Christian politics,” and its mission is to “reclaim America’s political institutions and culture for…
The United States Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both Senators and Representatives are responsible for representing the people of the states they serve. This involves voting and writing bills in the United States Congress. There…
Every presidential election year in the United States, political party members have the opportunity to nominate the candidate or candidates they believe are most electable in a general election held in November. Some states hold primary elections on predetermined dates,…
A blanket primary is a type of voting system used in the United States to establish candidates for a general election held at a later time. Voters are able to choose from a list of candidates for office. Those candidates…
The American party system has generally always been a two-party system, especially at the national level. This kind of system ensures that minority viewpoints can’t control the government. There are no actual explicit legal prohibitions against third parties in America,…
The American Independent Party is a paleoconservative U.S. political party that was founded in 1967 in California by Elieen and Bill Shearer, in part to support the presidential campaign of George C. Wallace. Paleoconservatism is typically characterized as a right-wing…
Political culture is the concept by which a nation or group of people maintain similar political philosophies and viewpoints. This can directly impact the way the a country acts towards other countries in both foreign relations and general comparison of…
Gubernatorial elections in the United States typically involve two separate campaign seasons, usually a primary, followed by a general election in which the people of the state choose a governor. The elections may take place in years where the president…