final Flashcards
Supranational Gov
gov above the gov of its member-states
Unitary System
feature hierarchical relationship among governments; regional and local gov are subordinate
○ Unit; single entity - power single thing in the center!
Federal System
share involvement in a number of policy areas between central and provincial governments - rep provinces in other countries
○ The parents represent the central government, while the children represent the regional/provincial governments. In a federal system, both parents and children have their own responsibilities and powers, but they also work together to make decisions for the family as a whole.
Confederal systems
share involvement in a number of policy areas between central and provincial governments - rep provinces in other countries
○ The parents represent the central government, while the children represent the regional/provincial governments. In a federal system, both parents and children have their own responsibilities and powers, but they also work together to make decisions for the family as a whole.
Confederal system
result when a sovereign states join together to establish a central governing agency with limited powers delegated from the member states
○ The league is the confederal system, and the teams are the states, they work together to play by the rules of the league but make their own decisions on the team (who plays) -
○ The league has limited powers delegated to it by the member states, and its authority is dependent on the willingness of the member states to cooperate.
Devolution
Country (big group/ parents) lets states (smaller groups/ kids) make their own decisions - but is still in charge to make the big decisions -> DISOLVE DOWN TO A SMALLER THING
Classical or Duel Federalism
Both the federal gov and the state have their own responsibilities that don’t get in each others ways/ don’t do the same thing - but they work together to make sure the public is happy - DUEL (2)
Co-operative Federalism
Both federal and state govs are good at have their strengths certain things (work together to provide roads, schools etc.) - divide up the work based on what theyre good at to make sure it gets done - CO-OP
Modernization & Globalization
○ Globalization encourages decentralization – Globalization means that people from different countries all over the world can talk to each other and share things.
- Regions in important cities often develop international and global links
Subsidiarity
○ The gov is there to help you if you need it - but let people make their own good decisions - System Trust
Asymmetrical Federalism
Diff parts of country have diff powers -> one prov has more control over healthcare and one education - but all work together to make sure the country is good
Head of Gov
EX. In Canada, the prime minister is the head of the CAN gov, well the heads of the provincial governments are known as premiers
Cabinet
group of important people who help the leader of a country make important decisions. - we all do what erika wants
Privy council office (PCO):
○ provides support and advice/ coordination/ manages to the PM/ Cab - ADMIN/ SUPPORT
Cabinet solidarity
○ Requires all members of cab to get along and present a united front - THETA NEEDS TO LOOK GOOD TO OTHER SORORITIES EVEN THOUGH ITS BAD INSIDE
Central Agencies in Central Department
○ They are the “brain” -> they make sure everything runs/ is organized - CENTRAL PEOPLE
Senate
○ Theyre the people that make the decisions & vote on what to do next
Public Policy
○ The country has a list of things that they want to do to make the country a better place
Capitalist Economic System
Way people buy and sell things & charge whatever they want
Free Trade
○ Countries that produce things other countries need sell them at no extra charge
Pluralist Perspective
- Different groups have different opinions on how things should be done -> work together to find a solution - PLURAL MORE THAN ONE PERSON
Public Choice Theory
How people make decisions as a group - GGG/ CHOICES
Neo-Marxist Theory
People have lots of money and they use ut to control others who don’t have $ -> people not treated fairly - POWER/ NOT=
State-centered Theory
- The state has power to control/ shape social/ economic outcomes -> “most important factor”
Bureaucracy
○ Big group of people who work together to make sure all levels of gov work okay
Representative Bureaucracy
○ Gov should be a reflection of the people they serve - REP
Interest Group
○ A group of people who are about the same thing and make sure their voices are heard by gov
Self- Interest Group
Group of people who come together to make sure their interest is protected/ achieved - SELF PROTECT
Public Interest Group
○ People work together to make things better for their community - PUBLIC COMMUNITY
Issue-oriented interest group
○ People who have different backgrounds/ beliefs come together to fight for an issue
Inside Strategies
Groups that work w lawmakers/ bureau try to influence the gov to make certain laws that will benefit the groups goals - INSIDE THE CLASS JOBS
Outside Strategies
Groups try to use the help of the public to make laws and change gov
Neo-Corporatism
Gov, labor unions, & business groups work together to make decisions instead of just one single person making rules - MULTIPLE NEO PLEDGES COLLAB
Lobbying
Group of people who try to persuade policy makers to support something that is in the interest if the group - PEOPLE PERUSADE OTHERS IN LOBBY
Social movement
○ Group of people who come together to try to change something they think is important
- To change laws or public policies
- Have broader goals -> challenging and transforming values, power relationships, and institutions of society and politics
- Network of groups/ individuals who share a common cause
- Sense of collective identity
Inspire collective action -> disadvantaged members of society
Political Party
Group of people that run for office to make laws that will help people they represent - MAYOR PARTY HAS IDEALS (GREEN)
Cadre Party
Leaders have a lot of control over what the party does -> loyal to party - PARTY HOST CONTROLS; FOLLOWERS TRAINED TO SPREAD ADDY
Mass Party
People who join together to support a common set of ideals to make things better - EVERYONE AT PARTY SUPPORTS PARTY
Iron Law of Oligarchy
When groups end up being controlled by a few people who are powerful
Electoral-professional Party
○ Group of people who join together to get their leader elected - PARTY ELECTS AND THEY’RE PROFESSIONAL
Cleavage
- People who believe in different things being separated
2-party System
Only 2 parties that have a change of winning elections/ controlling gov - 2 FRAT PARTIES THAT ARE GOOD
Multipolarity System
Countries/ parties that have lots of power but not enough to influence and make decisions on global scale
1-Party Dominant System
One party that always wins in a country and usually makes all the rules - 1 PARTY DOMINANT
Contentious Politics
Different ways people can get involved in conflicts over issues -> try to influence gov to change something - NOT CONCIOUS OF WHAT DOING - FIGHTING
Marginalization
exclusion from mainstream society because of what someone looks like
Regime Violence
Force/power used by gov to suppress/control s people of a country -> gov may hurt people who speak out against them - GOV MILITARY REGIME VIOLENCE ON PEOPLE
Medium
a form of means of communication
Ex. Visual/ print
Media
refers to various sources that provide the info used by medium
Ex. Newspaper uses reporters
Realism
a way of looking at the world as things really are -> people make decisions based on what is actually happening not what they would like to happen - REAL LIFE
National interest
What’s best for a country as a whole to make it strong and successful - NATION INTER
Pole
○ Political viewpoint on certain issue -> some may say yes or no - POLE SIDES OPPOSING
Bipolar
international system in which two super powers compete with one another
International governmental organization’s (IGO’s)
Groups of countries what work together to solve problems - BIG KIDS CLUB THAT FIND COMMON GOAL
Hegemony
A country/ countries are very powerful and controls other countries - HE GOT MONEY/POWER
Liberal-Internationalism
Countries work together to promote peace and cooperation - NICE (LIBERAL) WORLD
International Regime
Ex. UN is made up of many countries that have agreed to work together to promote peace - follow certain procedures - INT’L RULES
Collective Society
○ Group of people working together to achieve common goals - share resources
Postmodern state
Type of gov that is flexible, and adaptable -> unlike the traditional strict state
Postmodern state
Type of gov that is flexible, and adaptable -> unlike the traditional strict state
Human Development Index (HDI)
- way to rank countries on how well their education, & health is etc.
- ability to show how much a country has progressed over time
Free-Market Economic Model
People are free to buy/ sell goods w/o the gov regulating the prices -> individual freedom - FREE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT
Statist Economic Model
Gov plays role in production and distribution of goods and what should be created -> different from free-market in which economy is run by a few people - STATE CONTROL.
Modernization Theory
Economic and social development happens in stages -> countries can not be poor by adopting western-style economic systems
Dependency Theory
Poor countries are dependent on rich countries -> hinders growth if they don’t get help - PEOPLE DEPEND ON RICH
Non-Gov Organization (NGO)
Not part of gov and tries to promote change/ aid - NON-PROFITS (UNICEF)
