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Subject Headings

Below are examples of subject headings to help you find literature about the political science.

Political science
Administration
Civil government
Commonwealth, The
Government
Political theory
Political thought
Politics
Science, Political
Aristocracy (Political science)
Authoritarianism
Authority
Biopolitics
Bureaucracy
Cabinet system
Central-local government relations
Citizenship
Civics
Communication in politics
Comparative government
Conservatism
Coups d'état
Decentralization in government
Delegation of powers
Democracy
Divided government
Elections
Equality
Executive power
Failed states
Federal government
Filibusters (Political science)
Government, Resistance to
Hegemony
Hot spots (Political science)
Ideology
Imperialism
Individualism
International organization
Liberalism
Liberty
Military government of dependencies
Ministerial responsibility
Monarchy
Nationalism
Newly independent states
Oligarchy
Opposition (Political science)
People's democracies
Plebiscite
Plutocracy
Polarization (Social sciences)
Police power
Political culture
Political development
Political parties
Politics, Practical
Populism
Postcolonialism
Power (Social sciences)
Pressure groups
Public administration
Radicalism
Representative government and representation
Republicanism
Republics
Restorations, Political
Revolutions
Right and left (Political science)
Semi-presidential system
Separation of powers
Social contract
Sovereignty States,
Symbolism in politics
Television and politics
Tribal government
Utopias
Village communities
World politics

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Government Documents

Government publications include publications from all parts of the U.S. Government. These can usually be found online or in paper by using the Catalog of Government Publication or GovInfo.

Catalog of Government Publications (CGP)
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Use the Government Documents Research Guide to find documents from the local/state level through international governments.

Government Documents Research Guide

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