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 Branches of government Legislative Branch List of United States Congresses Executive Branch Judicial Branch
Levels of government National government State governments Local governments
Elections
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
History of the United States Congress
Party systems
First Party System Second Party System Third Party System Fourth Party System Fifth Party System Sixth Party System
Notable events Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Direct election of Senators Watergate scandal Republican Revolution of '94 Impeachment of Bill Clinton
American politics organizations Political parties
List of political parties in the United States
The two major national parties are: Democratic Party History of the Democratic Party Democrat in name only Republican Party History of the Republican Party Republican in name only
Documents central to American politics United States Declaration of Independence United States Constitution The Federalist Papers United States Bill of Rights
Presidency
Acting President of the United States Executive Office of the President of the United States History List of presidents of the United States Natural-born-citizen clause (United States) Powers of the president of the United States Presidential immunity in the United States United States presidential election United States presidential line of succession United States presidential pets Nanny and Nanko
Joe Biden
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 CHIPS and Science Act Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election
Donald Trump
Presidential campaigns 1988 campaign 2000 campaign 2012 campaign 2016 campaign 2020 campaign 2024 campaign Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election Donald Trump Supreme Court candidates First Step Act Great American Outdoors Act Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Trump administration family separation policy January 6 United States Capitol attack Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico Liberation Day tariffs Rhetoric of Donald Trump E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump Executive Order 13769 CARES Act New York business fraud lawsuit against the Trump Organization The Trump Organization Impeachment of Donald Trump Efforts to impeach Donald Trump List of impeachment resolutions introduced against Donald Trump Proposed expungements of the impeachments of Donald Trump First impeachment of Donald Trump First impeachment trial of Donald Trump Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump Second impeachment of Donald Trump Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump Donald Trump Supreme Court candidates Trump v. Anderson Trumpism List of people granted executive clemency by Donald Trump Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations List of awards and honors received by Donald Trump Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal Pseudonyms used by Donald Trump Operation Southern Spear Operation Absolute Resolve Nicolás Maduro Relationship of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Personal and business legal affairs of Donald Trump
By time Timeline of the Donald Trump presidencies First presidency of Donald Trump First cabinet of Donald Trump Mike Pence Rex Tillerson Mike Pompeo Immigration policy of the first Donald Trump administration First inauguration of Donald Trump Legal affairs of the first Donald Trump presidency Tariffs in the first Trump administration Second presidency of Donald Trump Second cabinet of Donald Trump JD Vance Marco Rubio Immigration policy of the second Donald Trump administration Second inauguration of Donald Trump Legal affairs of the second Donald Trump presidency Tariffs in the second Trump administration
Persons influential in American politics :Category:Lists of American politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Barack Obama Presidency of Barack Obama Conspiracy theories Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories Barack Obama religion conspiracy theories Zohran Mamdani Founding Fathers of the United States
See also 2021 United States Capitol car attack Deep state conspiracy theory in the United States Democratic backsliding in the United States First hundred days (United States) First 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency First 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency First 100 days of Donald Trump's first presidency First 100 days of Joe Biden's presidency First 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidency Left–right political spectrum Party switching in the United States List of party switchers in the United States Slavery in the United States War on terror
Political positions Vice President of the United States List of vice presidents of the United States Natural-born-citizen clause (United States) Speaker of the United States House of Representatives List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives Chief Justice of the United States List of chief justices
References
Further reading 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
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