French lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new political crisis and ...

Today Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics with Foreign Policy Today Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics by talking about both the least and most ...

Markets face a politically-charged start to the week in Japan and France , but attention will soon turn back to the U.S.

The political landscape of Asia and the Pacific is as diverse as the cultures and histories of the region itself. From rapidly evolving democracies and hybrid governance systems to firmly ...

Let's talk about social policy!Social Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics #49 Episode 49 | 8m 23s | CC Today, Craig is going to talk about social policy - in the United States this means ...

Though the public is unhappy with government generally, Americans are largely divided on key measures of their ability to influence how it runs, including ...

Legislators toppled France’s government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that ...

1. Democracy and government, the U.S. political system, elected officials and governmental institutions ... Americans are generally positive about the way democracy is working in the United States.

Political economy is about how politics affects the economy and the economy affects politics (see box). Governments try to pump up the economy before elections, so that so-called political business ...

Why has another French government collapsed – and what happens now? - POLITICS EXPLAINED: As France loses its fifth prime ...

The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, has passed a vote of no confidence against the government ...

Here’s what two experts have to say about the argument, backed up by research, that the US government gets more done – not less – during periods of divided government.