Politics
Articles about political systems, parties, elections and public life.
Second Party System
Second Party System (United States, c. 1828–1854)
Secret ballot
Secret ballot: the private method of voting and its history
Self-Strengthening Movement
Separatism
Separatism: causes, forms, history and consequences
Separatist movements of India
Separatist movements in India: causes, regions, and responses
Shadow cabinet
Shadow Cabinet: definition, role, history and variations
Shas
Shas — Israeli Sephardic Haredi political party
Sic semper tyrannis
Sic semper tyrannis: origin, meaning, and historical uses
Sicarii
Single non-transferable vote
Single transferable vote
Single Transferable Vote (STV): a proportional ranked-choice system
Slave Power
Slave Power (Slaveocracy): 19th‑century American political influence of Southern slaveholders
Social Christian Party (Ecuador)
Social Christian Party of Ecuador — Centre-Right Christian-Democratic Party
Social conservative
An overview of social conservatism: beliefs, typical positions, historical development, regional patterns, distinctions from other conservative currents, and notable examples.
Social contract
Social contract: concept, history, and political significance
Social democracy
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) — Northern Irish centre-left party
Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Romania)
Social Democratic Party (UK)
Social Democratic Party of Austria
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): History and Political Role
Explore the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): founded 1863, its evolution from the labour movement, core social-democratic policies, organisational structure, electoral his
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Social Democrats (Slovenia)
Social Liberal Party (Brazil)
Social liberalism
Social Security
Social Welfare (constituency)
Socialism
Socialist Left Party
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
Socialist Party
Socialist Party (England and Wales)
Socialist Party (France)
Socialist Party (Netherlands)
Socialist Party of America
Socialist Party of Great Britain
Socialist Reich Party
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED): history, structure, and legacy
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
South African Communist Party
South African Communist Party: history, role, and organisation
South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)
Southampton Itchen (UK Parliament constituency)
Speaker (politics)
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Speaker of the House of Commons
Stalinism
Stalinism: ideology, policies, and historical legacy
State of Palestine
Statesman
Statesman: definition, qualities, history and distinctions