Part 1 — Legal Foundations: How and Why U.S. Government Shutdowns Exist

Part 2 – The U.S. Budget Process and Timeline: How Shutdown Risk Builds

Part 3 – Historical Overview of U.S. Government Shutdowns (1976–2025)

Part 4 – Who Gets Paid During a Government Shutdown

Part 5 – Economic and Social Impacts of Government Shutdowns

Part 6 – Why the United States Experiences Government Shutdowns (and Other Nations Do Not)

Part 7 – How Other Nations Handle “Near-Shutdowns” and Budget Deadlocks (Comparative Case Studies)

Part 8 – Causes, Tactics, and the Political Economy of Shutdowns

Part 9 – Federal “Playbooks” During a Lapse: Continuity Rules and Agency Contingency Plans

Part 10 – Solutions & Reforms: Ending or Preventing Future Shutdowns

Part 11 – Timeline & Trend Data (1976–2025): Every Funding Gap at a Glance

Part 12 – Social and Psychological Effects: Workers, Households, and Public Trust

Part 13 – Market and Global-Finance Reactions to U.S. Government Shutdowns

Part 14 – Comparative Case Studies of Budget Crises (How Services Keep Running Outside the U.S.)

Part 15 – Theoretical Models: Veto Players, Brinkmanship, and Bargaining Under Shutdown Risk

Part 16 – Future Digital Resilience: AI, Automation, and Keeping Services Running During Funding Lapses