Class: Topic

A subject area, arranged in a hierarchy.

 classDiagram
    class Topic
    click Topic href "Topic.html"
      Topic : broader
        
          
    
        
        
        Topic --> "0..1" Topic : broader
        click Topic href "Topic.html"
    

        
      Topic : description
        
      Topic : id
        
      Topic : name

Class Properties

Property	Value
Class URI	skos:Concept

Slots

Name	Cardinality and Range	Description	Inheritance
id	1 Uriorcurie	Stable Electepedia identifier, e.g. elp:person/jane-example. External identifiers (Bioguide, FEC, Wikidata…) go in `identifiers`.	direct
name	1 String	Primary display name.	direct
description	0..1 String	Free-text summary of the record.	direct
broader	0..1 Topic	The parent topic, e.g. “Medicare” is narrower than “Health care”.	direct

Usages

used by	used in	type	used
Dataset	topics	range	Topic
Event	topics	range	Topic
Statement	topics	range	Topic
Claim	topics	range	Topic
Topic	broader	range	Topic
Bill	topics	range	Topic

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	skos:Concept
native	electepedia:Topic

LinkML Source

Direct

name: Topic
description: A subject area, arranged in a hierarchy.
from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
rank: 1000
slots:
- id
- name
- description
slot_usage:
  name:
    name: name
    slot_uri: skos:prefLabel
    required: true
attributes:
  broader:
    name: broader
    description: The parent topic, e.g. "Medicare" is narrower than "Health care".
    from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:broader
    domain_of:
    - Topic
    range: Topic
class_uri: skos:Concept

Induced

name: Topic
description: A subject area, arranged in a hierarchy.
from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
rank: 1000
slot_usage:
  name:
    name: name
    slot_uri: skos:prefLabel
    required: true
attributes:
  broader:
    name: broader
    description: The parent topic, e.g. "Medicare" is narrower than "Health care".
    from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:broader
    owner: Topic
    domain_of:
    - Topic
    range: Topic
  id:
    name: id
    description: Stable Electepedia identifier, e.g. elp:person/jane-example. External
      identifiers (Bioguide, FEC, Wikidata...) go in `identifiers`.
    from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:identifier
    identifier: true
    owner: Topic
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - Post
    - Membership
    - Source
    - Statement
    - Claim
    - ClaimReview
    - Topic
    - Motion
    - VoteEvent
    - Vote
    - FinancialTransaction
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: Primary display name.
    from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
    exact_mappings:
    - foaf:name
    - skos:prefLabel
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:prefLabel
    owner: Topic
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - Source
    - Topic
    range: string
    required: true
  description:
    name: description
    description: Free-text summary of the record.
    from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
    exact_mappings:
    - dcterms:description
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:description
    owner: Topic
    domain_of:
    - NamedThing
    - Topic
    - FinancialTransaction
    range: string
class_uri: skos:Concept