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7 - Demokrati og velferdssamfunn Flashcards

1
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Year in which UN created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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1948

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2
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Voting age in Norway

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18

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3
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Number of years one have must lived in Norway before one can vote in a county council or city council election

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3

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4
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Universal suffrage since women gained the right to vote in

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1913

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5
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Date of Norway’s biggest act of terror

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22 July 2011

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6
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Numbers killed in Norway’s worst terrorist attack

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8 people with bomb, 69 shot in Utøya

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7
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Number of counties in Norway

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11

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8
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Number of regions in Norway

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5

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9
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Number of municipalities in Norway

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356

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10
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central government’s areas of responsibility

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foreign policy
Hospitals
Laws
Curricula for schools

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11
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some of the county authorities’ areas of responsibility

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Upper secondary education

County roads

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12
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some of the municipalities’ areas of responsibility

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Primary and secondary school
Kindergartens
Elderly care
Waste disposal, water and sewage
Municipal roads
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13
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Number of representatives in Parliament

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169

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14
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Separation of powers principle - 3 independent branches of government

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An executive branch: – The government, which proposes laws and makes sure they are implemented and sustained.

A legislative branch: – Parliament, which passes laws.

A judicial branch: – Courts of law that pass judgement in concrete cases.

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15
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Approx number of political parties in Norway

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20

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16
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The current King of Norway

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Harald the 5th

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17
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two royal children of King

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Princess Märtha Louise (born in 1971) and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (born in 1973)

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18
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Crown Prince Haakon daughter

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Princess Ingrid Alexandra (born in 2004)

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19
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Norway has had three kings since the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905

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Haakon 7th (King from 1905–1957)
Olav 5th (King from 1957–1991)
Harald 5th (King from 1991–present)
20
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UN established on

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24 October 1945

21
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Number of member countries in UN

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193

22
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Number of member countries in NAT0

A

29

23
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NATO was established in

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1949

24
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Countries in EEA but not in EU

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Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

25
Q

Schengen agreement was signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985

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Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985

26
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Number of countries in the Schengen region.

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26

27
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primary responsibilities of the welfare state

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Health of all inhabitants

Education of all inhabitants

Care for children

Care for elderly and others who require assistance

Financial security for every individual inhabitant

28
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main objectives of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) include

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Enabling more people to participate in the labour market and meaningful activities and have fewer people receive benefits

Helping to create a well-functioning labour market

Offering service adapted to users’ qualifications and needs

29
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standard VAT rate is

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25%

30
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VAT rate on food

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15%

31
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% of the total tax revenues come from VAT

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20%

32
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Total government revenue per year

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NOK 974 billion

33
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Municipal revenue per year

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NOK 343 billion

34
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Examples of welfare rights

A 
sick pay
unemployment benefits
introductory programme support
child benefits
old age pension
35
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Examples of welfare obligations

A

paying taxes
not abusing financial systems
providing the authorities with correct information about the person’s living situation.

36
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Health insurance law passed

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1909

37
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Working hours law passed (maximum of 10 hours a day and 54 hours a week)

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1915

38
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Unemployment benefit law passed

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1935

39
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Worker protection law passed (including 9 days of paid holiday leave each year)

A

1967

40
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Child benefits are introduced

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1946

41
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Sickness benefits for all are introduced

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1956

42
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Occupational injury benefits and old age pension are introduced

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1957

43
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Disability benefit introduced

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1960

44
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Widow and single parent benefit introduced

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1965

45
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National insurance law passed

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1967

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