An idea coined by Baron de Montesquieu that had a central argument about the centralization of power.
What is the separation of powers?
100
This is created when in a representative system, the mass public are uninformed about politics and the actions of their representatives.
What is a democratic dilemma?
100
This is the systematic study of politics.
What is Political Science?
200
The supremacy clause is under this article
What is the sixth
200
Path Dependency?
What is the historical principle?
200
When the structure of a legislative branch in broken into two. Like the British House of Commons and House of Lords.
What is bicameralism?
200
Knowledge--as defined by Lupia and McCubbins--is not having full information but having enough information in order to make this.
What is reasoned choice?
200
In order to make inferences about what reality looks like, Political Scientists rely on this.
What is data?
300
This power used by the body detailed in article three is not actually expressed in the Constitution.
What is judicial review
300
The rules and procedures that provide incentives for political behavior and structure politics.
What is the institutional principle?
300
As opposed to a horizontal division of powers, this type of break-up is vertical.
What is federalism?
300
People often make political decisions by using these information shortcuts.
What are heuristics?
300
Among the most famous nationwide surveys administered by Political Scientists.
What is the American National Election Study (ANES)?
400
This set of amendments were considered unnecessary by the Federalists and argued that the state governments ought to have them. Broad power requires greater restrictions.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
Whenever goods are finite, the negotiation of who gets what, when, and how.
What is the collective action principle?
400
Both federalists and anti-federalists feared this, but they disagreed as to its source.
What is tyranny?
400
When resources are scarce and public, this is created. However, if rational actors continue to maximize their benefit, ruin is bound to happen.
What are commons?
400
A random selection of people who are interviewed to get a sense of the population.
What is a sample?
500
This amendment is the only one which attempted to "legislate by amendment"?
What is the 18th Amendment?
500
The combination of both individual preferences and institutional procedures leads to political outcomes.
What is the policy principle.
500
The President's ability to veto a bill and the Senate's requirement to approve of treatises are example of this.
What is checks and balances?
500
Madison fear this. This group is capable of dominating the legislative process in their favor. However, this is only true in small localities. Increase the polity and these groups have to compromise.
What are factions?
500
When studying relationships between variables. One is dependent--that is depends on--to the other. The degree of variation that is explained in the dependent variable by the independent variable is called this.