I am thinking of putting together a dictionary for publication, a dictionary that would contain terms, concepts and principles relating to politics. It would be very basic, very fundamental. Aimed at the man in the street.
Does anyone know of such a publication already (one that gives tried and true definitions mind!)?
Here is a provisional list of entries:
Acquired Duty
Acquired Right: see rights
Bi-cameral legislature
Bill of rights
Burden of proof
Capitalism: see Free enterprise
Checks and balances
Common law
Communism
Concentration of powers
Constitution
Corpus juris
Crime
Delegation of powers
Democracy
Double jeopardy
Executive branch
Fascism
Free enterprise
Fundamental rights: see rights
Globalism
Government
Habeas corpus
Horizontal separation of powers: see Separation of powers
Judicial branch
Inalienable rights: see rights
Law
Legislative branch
Limited government
Majoritarianism
Nationalism
Natural duty
Natural justice
Natural law
Natural rights
Presumption of innocence
Punishment
Pure democracy: see democracy
Representative democracy: see democracy
Republic
Responsibilities
Restitution
Right to a public trial
Right to face accuser
Right to keep and bear arms
Right to see evidence
Rights
Rule of law
Separation of powers
Socialism
Sovereignty
Trial by jury
Tyranny
Vertical separation of power: see Separation of powers
Try looking here http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/government-politics-military/
or here
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=politics+dictionary