National Government

National Government may refer to:

  • Central government
  • Government
  • National unity government, a broad coalition government consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.
  • National Government (United Kingdom), 1931–1940, 1945
  • National Government (Canada), 1940
  • Polish National Government, 1831, 1846, 1863–1864

Famous quotes containing the words national government, national and/or government:

    “It is no part of the functions of the National Government to find employment for the people, and if we were to appropriate a hundred millions for his purpose, we should only be taxing 40 millions of people to keep a few thousand employed.”
    —James A. Garfield (1831–1881)

    “[Wellesley College] is about as meaningful to the educational process in America as a perfume factory is to the national economy.”
    —Nora Ephron (b. 1941)

    “The legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, ... thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)