Political structure

Political structure

Political structure is a term frequently used in political science.

The term political structure, used in a general sense, refers to institutions or groups and their relations to each other, their patterns of interaction within political systems and to political regulations, laws and the norms present in political systems in such a way that they constitute the political landscape of the political entity. In the social domain its counterpart is "Social structure."

External links

* [http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usconst.html Law Library of Congress website with links to Political structure articles]
* [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/medieval/athemain.htm Avalon project at Yale law school] on the Athenian Constitution by Aristotle (in English) Sir Frederic G. Kenyon's translation of Aristotle on the political structure (or constitution) of the ancient city-state of Athens, which is usually considered a prime inspiration for the form of government chosen for the United States
* [http://www.2ontario.com/welcome/bcgo_803.asp Provincial political structure of Ontario, Canada]


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