Intro to American Politics

Dual sovereignty

the subunits and the central government both have final say in discussions, and laws

Constitutional protection

The power of subunits are protected by the constitution

Cooperative/ Marhk

Complex relationships that cannot be distinctive between Federal and State government

Mixed Member proportion

allocating seats to compensate parties that do not win many single seat districts

Majoritarian system

Clear winner/ loser with an advantage for the larger party over the smaller, single seat district

proportional system

reflect premise of all parties % in seats of legislature related to amount of votes, districts contain more than one seat

Bonus- adjusted PR

automatic surplus granted for the largest party/ alliance before proportional formula

Duverger’s law

Plurality parties lead to two parties; PR (proportional representative) leads to multiparty