national government
Country's ruling body
A national government is the central governing authority of a country, as distinct from regional, state, or local governments.
It typically handles matters affecting the entire nation—foreign policy, defense, currency, interstate commerce.
In federal systems like the United States, the national government shares power with state governments: The national government sets immigration policy, but states control their own education systems.
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- checks and balancesConstitutional power-limiting framework
- voteFormal choice expression
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
executive branch · cabinet members · ministries · civil service · sovereignty · judiciary · law enforcement · federal system · foreign aid · treaties · agencies · regulatory authority · departments · democracy · party politics · diplomacy · international law · public administration
- governancegovernance, democracy, vote, parliament, constitution
- governmentministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch, ministry
- central powercentral authority, centralized control, power consolidation, state power, supreme authority
- Early RepublicGeorge Washington, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Constitutional Convention
- Algerian Governmentcommunes, presidential system, executive branch, legislative branch, judiciary
- public administrationadministrative law, ministries, public services, regulatory bodies, public policy
national governmentlocal government
Regional civic administration
municipal government · city government · provincial government · state government · county government
national governmentworld government
Unified international ruling authority
international organization · United Nations · European Union
national governmentprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · civil society · multinational corporation · anarchism · statelessness