POLS 102 Lecture 9: Political science - 17 feb disc
23 Mar 2017
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Definition regular patterns of behavior that provide stability and predictability to social life. Features institutions can be seen as both resources and constraints: they structure the behavior of individuals, they assist those who can navigate their way through them. Example students should sit in the first four rows (constraint) Judicial review the authority of a court to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional and therefore invalid. Cannot know which seat in the four rows we sit in, cannot know individual behavior (choice) Supreme court case (bush v. gore 2000) the united states supreme court decision that revolved the dispute surrounding the 2000 presidential election (5 vs. 4, party identification, not about institution) The legal model (context in constitution and laws) vs. Structure is often contrasted with agency that is the influence of institutions is often evaluated in contrast to the influence of individuals. A strong state will perform the following functions: provide security, administer justice, free and fair elections, welfare.
