Questions tagged [government]
Describes the administrative institution for a political state. The government is responsible for fundamental concerns of security, economic stability, public infrastructure, diplomacy amongst other state actors and variety of societal concerns.
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How to compare corruption across countries in the 19th century?
I have been recently discussing the corruption in history, the specific question was if the tzarist Russia was more corrupt in the 19th century than Austria-Hungary. We failed in finding any public ...
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How were Henry II's courts and grand juries structured and administered?
Questions about the structure of Henry II’s court and the evolution of grand juries:
Where did Henry draw his itinerant “circuit court justices” from? Did they preside over the grand juries in their ...
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How did medieval Siam/Ayutthaya politically function as a kingdom/nation-state? [closed]
For context, I'm working on a story based on Thai/Siamese/Ayutthaya history. I love Thai history and culture which is unfortunately criminally underrated here in the U.S./West. I was inspired to make ...
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Why did the Civil Service in the UK become so associated with Oxbridge?
In the UK there is definitely a perception that the Civil Service is the preserve of privileged Oxbridge graduates, possibly even only those who came from public schools (Eton, Winchester, etc). It is ...
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(Why) didn't the "fountain of justice" flow through Governors-General?
Nowadays both the Australian and Canadian governments agree that their (respective) Governor-General (henceforth GG) belongs to two branches of government: both executive and legislative.
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During Edo period Japan, was there any circumstance where a Western person was able to go outside of Dejima?
I know that during the Edo period Westerners (specifically the Dutch) were confined in Dejima due to Japan's isolationist policy. But as I was looking into the time period, it seems to me that there ...
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How were cities administered in the Middle Byzantine Empire (641-1081)? [closed]
So I have found something about urban administration of cities in the Roman Republic and the feudal kingdoms. But how were cities administered in the Middle Byzantine Empire? Did they have Imperial ...
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Did provincial elections occur in 1934 in the provinces of Punjab and Bengal?
I was reading about elections in British India that happened as per the rules of the Government of India Act, 1919. From 1920 till 1934, a total of five elections were conducted i.e. 1920, 1923, 1926, ...
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What is this seal that looks like a bell?
The box on the top left of this picture is stamped with a seal that resembles a bell. Below is LOC photo of the replica of Oswald's gun.
The stamp is located in the top left.
LOC notes on the photo
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How did really small municipalities function in The Netherlands in the 19th and 20th century?
I'm always amazed by the small villages in The Netherlands that used to be separate municipalities well into the 20th century.
Take for instance Ellewoutsdijk. It was an independent municipality until ...
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Why were eastern European states larger than western European states for much of history?
For reference, ever since the Treaty of Verdun in 843, large, centralized states in western Europe seemed to be the exception rather than the norm. Of course, there are exceptions, such as England and ...
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Has there ever been an election where the two biggest parties form a coalition to govern?
For example, suppose there are 100 seats available. Party A wins 45 seats, party B wins 45 seats, and party C wins 10 seats. "Usually" party A and party B will court party C, and whoever C ...
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Has a criminal organisation ever become a formal government?
There are plenty of examples of criminal syndicates attaining local, regional, or even national power through corruption, while still, at least formally, pursued by the judicial system: Mexico, Russia,...
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What is the royal cypher printed on the UK budget box?
The dispatch box used by the Chancellor of the Exchequer bears a royal cypher for Elizabeth II on it:
This differs from the usual cypher used in that the numerals " II " appear below the ...
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What religions were persecuted and disappeared (between 1000 BCE – 1 CE)? [closed]
R Gottlieb wrote in his book called "Reason to Believe" on page 66 that many cultures were persecuted between 1000 BCE – 1 CE, and none survived. As far as I'm aware, he does not provide any ...
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