political institution
State power structure
A political institution is an established organization or structure through which government power is exercised and public decisions are made.
Legislatures, courts, executive offices, and regulatory agencies are political institutions.
The term also covers less formal but enduring arrangements—the two-party system is a political institution in American life.
Political institutions shape how societies allocate resources, resolve conflicts, and maintain order.
- governmentAuthority over a state
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
checks and balances · separation of powers · supreme court · democracy · monarchy · republic · ruling party · bureaucracy · civil service · cabinet · administration · embassy · voting · election · town hall · sovereignty · diplomacy · courthouse
political institutionsocial norms
Shared behavioral expectations
folk tradition · folk traditions · social convention · unwritten rules · grassroots movements
political institutionprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private sector · family structure · household · market · family unit
political institutionindividual autonomy
Power over own choices
personal liberty · personal freedom · self-governance · rugged individualism · private citizen
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