Political science

Political science

The social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics.

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Abrogation

Politics; Political Science

The repeal of a law, treaty, or contract, either by mutual agreement or unilaterally.

Absolute liability

Politics; Political Science

Where an individual may be held liable for a breech of the law without the requirement that criminal intent (mens rea) be proven by the prosecution. Usually the illegal action will be one that is ...

Political system in which total power is vested in a single individual or a group of rulers. Originally a Catholic theological conceptualization of God's absolute power to decide over our salvation. ...

Absolute advantage

Politics; Political Science

Term coined, and theory developed by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations (1776). A country has am absolute advantage if its output per unit of input for a good or service produced is higher then any ...

Abdication

Politics; Political Science

Voluntary resignation from office by a queen or king. The most famous abdication in recent history came in 1936, when Britain's Edward VIII abdicated the throne because the British establishment ...

Absolute poverty

Politics; Political Science

When a section of a population can barely maintain a minimal living standard and can only meet a bare subsistence level of shelter, food, health care, and clothing. There are many different ...

Abstention

Politics; Political Science

Refrain from voting either for or against a motion. Members are not obliged to vote and the records of the House take no official notice of an abstention; a list of paired Members is appended if ...