Outline of American politics
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to American politics:
American politics – the politics of the United States.
Features of American politics
[edit]Branches of government
[edit]Levels of government
[edit]Elections
[edit]- Contested elections in American history
- Electoral College
- First-past-the-post voting
- Gerrymandering
- Nonpartisan blanket primary
- Ranked-choice voting
- Runoff voting
- Suffrage
History of American politics
[edit]Party systems
[edit]- First Party System
- Second Party System
- Third Party System
- Fourth Party System
- Fifth Party System
- Sixth Party System
Notable events
[edit]- Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- Direct election of Senators
- Watergate scandal
- Republican Revolution of '94
- Impeachment of Bill Clinton
- Impeachment of Donald Trump
- Second impeachment of Donald Trump
General American politics concepts
[edit]American politics organizations
[edit]Political parties
[edit]List of political parties in the United States
The two major national parties are:
Documents central to American politics
[edit]- United States Declaration of Independence
- United States Constitution
- The Federalist Papers
- United States Bill of Rights
Positions in American politics
[edit]- President of the United States
- Vice President of the United States
- Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Chief Justice of the United States
Persons influential in American politics
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Greenstein, Fred I. et al. Evolution of the modern presidency : a bibliographical survey (1977) bibliography and annotation of 2500 scholarly books and articles. online 4