Arrows theorum
A theory that says no voting system can perfectly translate individual preferences without contradictions
Bureaucratic adjudiction
When bureaucrats settle disputes under their agencies authority
Bureaucratic coalitional drift
When agencies policy preferences shift away from what elected officals want
Clientele agencies
Agencies that serve specific groups
Condorect’s paradox
Group preferences can be cycical even if indiidvual preferences aren’t
Distributive tendency
legislatures desire to pass policies that benefit specific districts
Durvergers law
Single member plurality electroal systems tend to product 2 party systems