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Glossary of American politics. This glossary of American politics defines terms and phrases used in politics in the United States. The list includes terms specific to U.S. political systems (at both national and sub-national levels), as well as concepts and ideologies that occur in other political systems but which nonetheless are frequently ...
The Alliance Party is a centrist American political party that was formed in 2018 and registered in 2019. The Alliance Party gained affiliation status with multiple other parties, including the American Party of South Carolina, [79] the Independence Party of Minnesota, [80] and the Independent Party of Connecticut. [81]
Nonpartisanship, also known as nonpartisanism, is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party.. While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of partisan includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., in most cases, nonpartisan refers specifically to political party connections rather than being the strict antonym of "partisan".
Political identity. Political identity is a form of social identity marking membership of certain groups that share a common struggle for a certain form of power. This can include identification with a political party, [1] but also positions on specific political issues, nationalism, [2] inter-ethnic relations or more abstract ideological themes.
Political polarization (spelled polarisation in British English, African and Caribbean English, and New Zealand English) is the divergence of political attitudes away from the center, towards ideological extremes. [1] [2] [3] Scholars distinguish between ideological polarization (differences between the policy positions) and affective ...
Identity politics. Identity politics is politics based on a particular identity, such as ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, denomination, gender, sexual orientation, social background, caste, and social class. [1] The term could also encompass other social phenomena which are not commonly understood as exemplifying identity politics, such ...
Liberalism. Political freedom (also known as political autonomy or political agency) is a central concept in history and political thought and one of the most important features of democratic societies. [1] Political freedom has been described as freedom from oppression [2] or coercion, [3] the absence of disabling conditions for an individual ...
An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.