Coalition Governments (focus on Israel) Flashcards

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In the news

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Israel protests with 10 thousand of Israelis blocked Tel Aviv’s Ayalon highway with blue and white Israeli Flags lighting large fires

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2
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Coalition government made up of 4 parties how many preceded it

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8 in 2021

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3
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When was the 5th election in Israel

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November 2022 since 2019

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4
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Every few months

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Elections

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5
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Israel’s parliament

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Knesset

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6
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Prone to rapid and destabilizing change

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Parliamentary systems

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7
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Leads coalition government

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as 6th time

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8
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Most conservative and most religious

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Israel coalition government

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9
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Right-wing bloc of parties

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National Camp in Israel

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10
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Knesset allowed to Ignore rulings of Supreme Court

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Demand among Netanyahu’s allies

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11
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Elected in 1996

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Benjamin

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12
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Weaken supreme courts

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Parties of coalition

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13
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No written constitution

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Israel

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14
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Log rolling

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Using policy trade-offs among parties in exchange for political support

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15
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Orthodox

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Conforming to what is traditionally accepted as right for true; established and approved. Orthodox Jews have a strict belief in the holy texts ( Torah and Talmud)

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16
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Ultra Orthodox

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Any of several groups that strictly observe Jewish religious law and separate themselves from non-Jewish society as well as from Jews who do not follow the religious law as strictly as they do

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Nationalism

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Identification with ones own nation and support for its interest, and specially to detriment or interest of other nations

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Ultra-Nationalist

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Extreme nationalism that promotes the interests of one state or people above all others.

19
Q

Itamar Ben -Gvir

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Jewish strength party
National security minister
Extreme nationalist
Essential to coalition

20
Q

Hit pause on judicial reform

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Until Passover April 5 to 13

21
Q

Ramadan

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March 22 to April 20