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Politics is the study of how people use power to organise themselves, their society and their resources. In most modern societies it refers to the affairs of a government and the people who keep it in place,...

work through general structure; intro: key definitions (what is an effective government? what are checks and balances?), introduce argument (legislative gridlock, supreme court too powerful, veto too powerfu...

Fiscal policy refers to the government's use of spending to either stimulate the economy or develop public services, or the government's use of certain means such as taxation to generate revenue. The two mai...

There are two main explanations for this trend: The 'Demand Side' explanation suggests that people are less engaged with politics because of the citizens themselves; in other words it is not the fault of pol...

Before answering this question it is necessary to consider the three branches of government: the executive, judiciary and the legislature. This enables us to evaluate the checks put on those in power, and th...