1 Key concepts
2 The state
3 Democratic rule
4 Authoritarian rule
5 Theoretical approaches
6 Comparing government and politics
7 Constitutions and courts
8 Legislatures
9 Executives
10 Bureaucracies
11 Sub-national government
12 Political culture
13 Political participation
14 Political communication
15 Political parties
16 Elections
17 Voters
18 Interest groups
19 Public policy