Political Science - UG & Grad POSI 2310 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Federalist No. 10, Unanimous Consent, Connecticut Compromise
6 May 2015
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Know what the following terms mean: log-rolling or horse trading, free riding and ballot roll- off. Be familiar with the pathways of action described in pages 14-21 in the 4th edition. Know that litigation means to engage in legal proceedings. Be familiar with the sources of stability in american government described in 25-29 in the 4th. Know the difference between government and politics described on 37-38 in the 4th edition. Know that the united states is not a pure democracy but rather a representative democracy. Know that james madison uses the term republic to mean a representative democracy. Know that james madison says in federalist 51 that if men were angels, no government would be necessary. Know the difference between the civil law and the criminal law. More likely than not standard and that the prosecutions in the criminal law must be proven.
