POSC 100 Lecture 1: POSC 100 LECTURE 1
26 Sep 2016
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Types of government: autocracy, oligarchy, democracy: opportunity to vote, protection for political liberty, freedom of speech etc to debate or discuss issues, equality, government is responsive to public opinions. Representatives: show up to vote on an individual, federal and state level, vote on president congress representatives locals etc. , problem: hire other people to do jobs for you, Principle-agent problem - delegate authority to agent , problem: you hire someone to the job for you but they don"t delegate it the way you want it, always a chance that agent will betray trust. Elections - frequent elections, we can vote them out of office, our vote are a solution to the agent problem. Direct: vote directly on the law, no delegate agent or authority , state level only. Statutes and veto referendums (5% of last gubernatorial. Prop 60 - wear condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Prop 51 - authorize billion in general obligation bonds for schools.
