Economics
The Principal-Agent Problem in Legislative-Executive Relations
Quick fact
Political scientists find that legislatures with more staff and resources for oversight tend to pass laws that are more faithful to their original intent, because they can better monitor the executive's actions.
Why this is interesting
You hire a manager to run your business, but can you ever be sure they're working as hard as you would? Now imagine that business is a whole country—that's the challenge every parliament faces with its government.