Portal:Politics - Wikipedia Portal:Politics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Portal maintenance status: (June 2018) This portal's subpages have been checked by an editor, and are needed. Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software. Learn how to update the maintenance information here. Wikipedia's portal for exploring content related to Politics Portal topics Activities Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Random portal Main Categories and topics Tasks and projects The Politics portal Politics (from Greek: Πολιτικά, politiká, 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations between individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The academic study of politics is referred to as political science. It 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 also often carries a negative connotation. For example, abolitionist Wendell Phillips declared that "we do not play politics; anti-slavery is no half-jest with us." The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising force, including warfare against adversaries. Politics is exercised on a wide range of social levels, from clans and tribes of traditional societies, through modern local governments, companies and institutions up to sovereign states, to the international level. In modern nation states, people often form political 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. An election is usually a competition between different parties. A political system is a framework which defines acceptable political methods within a society. The history of political thought can be traced back to early antiquity, with seminal works such as Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics, Chanakya's Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti (3rd century BCE), as well as the works of Confucius. (Full article...) Read more... Refresh with new selections below (purge) edit  Selected article The European Union is an international organization of 27 European states, established in 1992. It originates from the Coal and Steel Community, founded in 1951 by Germany, France, Italy and the Benelux countries. However, the French-German politician Robert Schuman presented his proposal of a united Europe, known as the Schuman declaration, already in 1950, which is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union. The Union has many activities, the most important being a common single market, consisting of a customs union, a single currency, a Common Agricultural Policy and a Common Fisheries Policy. More selected articles More... edit  Featured picture Credit: Artist: James Albert Wales; Lithography: Mayer, Merkel, & Ottmann; Restoration: Jujutacular An 1880 political cartoon depicts Senator Roscoe Conkling over a "presidential puzzle" consisting of some of the potential Republican nominees as pieces of a newly invented sliding puzzle. Conkling held significant influence over the party during the 1880 Republican National Convention and attempted to use that to nominate Ulysses S. Grant, only to lose out to "dark horse" candidate James A. Garfield. More featured pictures More... edit  Selected quote Let the inspiring watchword go forth that- 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 More selected quotes More... edit  News and Current events Wikinews on Politics and conflicts July 25: On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2020 July 12: Serbian protesters try to storm Parliament; fourth day of protests July 9: Seoul city Mayor Park Won-soon found dead, South Korean police confirm July 2: Iran issues arrest warrants for 36 people, including US President Trump; seeks Interpol's aid June 19: On the campaign trail in the USA, May 2020 June 11: Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies aged 55 June 5: Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport in England from June 15, transport secretary declares June 5: Yemeni journalist Nabil Hasan al-Quaety shot dead in Aden June 3: South Sudanese politician John Luk Jok dies aged about 68 edit  Selected biography Barack Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, running unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 2000. He began his presidential campaign in 2007, and in 2008, after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton, he won sufficient delegates in the Democratic party primaries to receive the presidential nomination. He then defeated Republican nominee John McCain in the general election, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In foreign policy, Obama ended U.S. military involvement in the Iraq War, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, ordered U.S. military involvement in Libya, and ordered the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. More selected biographies More... edit  Did you know... ...that the Japanese Farmer-Labour Party was banned just a few hours after its foundation in 1925? ...that Glenn Beck introduced a "Black-Robed Regiment" of pastors from various denominations during his Restoring Honor rally in 2010, and launched a news website called The Blaze three days later? ...that the book Targeted Killing in International Law argues support in the Western world for targeted killing increased following the September 11 attacks? ...that politicians discuss the ways in which they and their families have suffered because of Oprahization? ...that Democratic and Republican plans for the 2012 United States federal budget both focus on deficit reduction, but differ in their changes to taxation, entitlement programs, and research funding? ...that Conservative Party candidate Bernard Trottier won a seat in the 41st Canadian Parliament by defeating the incumbent Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2011 federal election? ...that Chinese Taipei is the designated name the Republic of China (Taiwan) uses in most international organizations? ...that the Second Malaysia Plan sought to restructure the socioeconomic state of Malaysia through aggressive affirmative action? More did you know facts edit  In this month January 1, 1912 – The Republic of China was proclaimed. January 4, 2011 – Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi dies after setting himself on fire a month earlier, sparking anti-government protests in Tunisia and later other Arab nations. These protests become known collectively as the Arab Spring. January 5, 1912 – Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik Party break away from the rest of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. January 12, 1729 – Edmund Burke was born, considered to be the philosophical founder of modern conservatism. January 25, 2006 – Hamas wins a victory in the Palestinian legislative election, taking 76 of the 132 seats. 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