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J: Political Science

J General Legislative & Executive papers

• 1 - 981 General legislative and executive papers
• l - 9 Official gazettes The Library of Congress now classes this material in Class K
• 10 - 87 United States documents For congressional hearings, reports, etc., see KF
• 80 - 85 Presidents' messages and other executive documents
• 86 - 87 State documents
• 100 - 981 Other documents
• For documents issued by local governments, see JS

JA Collections and General Works

JC Political Theory

• 11 - 628 Political theory. Theory of the state
• 311 - 323 Nationalism
• 325 - 341 Nature, entity, concept of the state
• 345 - 347 Symbolism, emblems of the state: Arms, flag, seal, etc.
• 348 - 497 Forms of the state. Including imperialism, the world state, monarchy, aristocracy,
• democracy, fascism, dictatorships
• 501 - 628 Purpose, functions, and relations of the state
• 571 - 628 The state and individual. Individual rights. Liberty

JF Constitutional History and Administration

• 8 - 2112 General works. Comparative works
• 201 - 723 Organs and functions of government Including executive branch, cabinet and ministerial government, legislative bodies
• 751 - 786 Federal and state relations
• 800 - 1191 Political rights and guaranties. Including citizenship, suffrage, electoral systems, representation, the ballot
• 1321 - 2112 Government. Administration
• 2011 - 2112 Political parties

JK - JQ Individual Countries

• 1 - 9993 United States
• 2403 - 9501 State government
• 9661 - 9993 Confederate States of America

JS Local Government

• 3 - 8399 Local government
• 141 - 231 Municipal government
• 241 - 285 Local government other than municipal
• 301 - 1583 United States

JV Colonies, Emigration & Immigration

JX International Law, International Relations

• 1 - 5810 International Law. International relations
• 63 - 1195 Collections. Documents Cases.
• 101 - 115 Diplomatic relations (universal collections)
• 120 - 191 Treaties (universal collections)
• 1305 - 1598 International relations. Foreign relations. Here are classed international questions treated as sources of or contributions to the theory of international law. For histories of events, diplomatic history, etc. see D-F
• 1625 - 1896 Diplomacy. The diplomatic service
• 1901 - 1995 International arbitration. World peace.. International organization
• 2001 - 5810 International law (treatises and monographs)