Political science

Political science

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

Contributors in Political Science

Political science

Budget authority provided in legislation outside of the normal appropriations process. The most common forms of backdoor spending are borrowing authority, contract authority, entitlements, and loan ...

Balance of terror

Politics; Political Science

The phrase was coined by British prime minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965). It refers to the situation during the Cold War, when both the United States and the Soviet Union had the capacity to ...

Balance of payments

Politics; Political Science

A statistical record of all the economic transactions between one country and all other countries over a given period. The transactions include goods, services (including investments) private and ...

Background knowledge

Politics; Political Science

As used by ethnomethodo-logists refers to commonsense reasoning and to the way that members of society, and sociologists as well, use background knowledge of culture and social structure as an ...

Balance of power policy

Politics; Political Science

The active prevention of any one state becoming too strong by the major powers in the system.

Bills introduced

Politics; Political Science

In both the House and Senate, any number of members may join in introducing a single bill or resolution. The first member listed is the sponsor of the bill, and all members' names following his or ...

Bill of rights

Politics; Political Science

Any bill that lays out the rights of individuals vis a vis the state. The Bill of Rights refers to the first 10 amendments to the U.S. constitution, which lay out individual liberties. Thomas ...