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Hague and Harrop Flashcards

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CH2 The modern state origins from?

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Westphalian system 1648

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CH2What does the Westphalian system build from?

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Sovereignty of states and self determination

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CH2What did John Locke mean all citizens hold?

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Natural rights such as life, liberty and property

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CH2What did come out from the warfare state?

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The welfare state

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CH2With the expansion of state, what did borders turn into?

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Barriers

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CH2Give an example of a microstate

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Andorra

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CH2What is a de facto state

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They control territory and provide governance but are not reckoned.

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CH2Describe self determination to a country

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The people’s right to possess their own government

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CH2Challenges to the state

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Globalization, Intergovernmental organization, regional integration, security,

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CH3 What is direct democracy?

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When all citizens participate in electing

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CH3 what is E-democracy?

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electronic direct democracy, expressing thoughts via bloggs etc.

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CH3 What is representative democracy?

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Citizens elect others to represent them while making decisions about the state.

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CH3 Concurrent majority?

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More than one majority required, ie. most voters and most regions of a country.

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CH3 absolute majority?

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More than half of those entitled to vote

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CH3 simple majority

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More than half of those voting

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CH3 qualified majority

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More than a simple majority, usually 2/3.

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CH3 Blocking minority

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A minority can prevent a proposal from passing

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CH3 weighted majority

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a majority after adjusting votes for differences in voting power.

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CH3 Plurality

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The largest number of votes but not necessarily a majority

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CH3 What is liberal democracy?

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Limited government by constitutional protection and individual rights.

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CH3 What is limited government?

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Limits on government to establish rights at citizens

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CH4 What are hybrid regimes?

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Political system that appear to be democratic but is not

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CH4 What are authoritarian regimes?

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Regimes based on submission

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CH4 What does authoritarian regimes need?

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Absolute power, protection and control of media

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CH4 In what forms does political corruption occur?

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Electoral frauds, bribes, influenced by corporations, nepotism, theft of public funds

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CH5 What is institutional approach?

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positions within organizations matter more than the people occupy them

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CH5 What is behaviouralism?

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studying people over institutions ie. attitudes.

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CH5 What is the structural approach?

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Relationships among groups

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CH5 What is the rational choice approach?

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Like NEK

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CH5 What is the collective action problem?

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When rational behavior by individuals produce a negative overall outcome.

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CH5 What is the interpretive approach?

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Approach to the study of politics that our perception of politics form it.

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CH7 What is a constitution?

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A document that outlines the powers, institutions and structure of government and express the rights of citizens

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CH7 Explain rule of law

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Societies are best governed using laws to which all the residents of a society are equally subject regardless of their status.

34
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CH7 Explain Codified constitution

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Is set out in a single document (US)

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CH7 Explain uncodified constitution

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Is set out in a number of documents(Venezuela)

36
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CH7 explain common law

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Judicial ruling on matters that are not treated in legislation but based on praxis

37
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CH7 explain statute law

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Laws enacted by a legislature

38
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CH7 explain civil law

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Legislated written from legal codes rather than cases

39
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CH8 Democratic legislatures have six major functions, name them.

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Representation
Deliberation
Legislation
Authorizing expenditure 
Making governments
Oversight
40
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CH8 The function of representation has four different ways of understanding

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Formalistic
Symbolic
Descriptive
Substantive

41
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CH8 The function of oversight offer several instruments to monitor the executive, name three of them

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Questions can be posed(UK Questions to the prime minister)
Interpellations(Germany, Finland, France)
Emergency debates( Metoo in plena, Sweden)

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CH8 Name two structures for legislature

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Chambers

committees

43
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CH8 Structures in legislature can have one or two chambers, what are they called

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Unicameral and bicameral

44
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CH8 What is it called when the upper house is stronger than the lower house and which country have that?

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strong bicamerialism

45
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CH8 What is it called when the upper house is weaker than the lower house and name a country.

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weak bicameralism

46
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CH8 Committees come in 3 different forms, which?

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Standing committees
Select committees
conference committees

47
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CH9 What is head of state?

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Elected or appointed leader of a state Swedish King

48
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CH9 What is head of government?

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Elect leader of government Statsminister

49
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CH9 explain presidential government.

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An arrangement between a legislature and a president.

50
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CH9 explain parliamentary government

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the executive emerges from the legislature, often through coalition.

51
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CH9 Give example of a country with cabinet

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Finland

52
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CH9 Give example of a country with prime ministerial

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Germany

53
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CH9 Give example of a country with ministerial

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Italy

54
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CH11 Sub-national governments organize in one of two forms, which are the forms?

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Unitary system or federal system

55
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CH11 Multilevel governance is a term to describe what?

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a system where poser is distributed and shared both horizontally and vertically.

56
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CH11 Explain regional governance

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They have some form of independency buy as a middle-level government

57
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CH11 Explain Federation

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A federation puts federalism into practice, stronger independency than regional governance

58
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CH11 Explain asymmetric federalism

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Some states are bigger and wealthier in some aspects, ie. Quebec.

59
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CH11 Explain dual federalism

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National and local levels of government function independently from one another and have separate responsibilities.

60
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CH11 Explain cooperative federalism

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Different players have different responsibilities, difficult to see who has which responsibility.

61
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CH11 Explain the term subsidarity

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A principle that states that a task should be tackled at the lowest level nearest the citizens if possible.

62
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CH11 What is a quasi-federation?

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Have features of federation but formally regions, creating a de facto federation, ie. Spain and Catalonia.

63
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CH11 explain the term confederation

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More of a federation but union of countries, ie. European Union.

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CH13 explain the term conventional participation

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Takes place within formal politics and the law

65
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CH13 explain unconventional participation

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takes place outside formal politics or even the law

66
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CH13 what is political exclusion and who is excluded?

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Exclusion of groups participating in elections like the poor.

67
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CH13 how can the legislators improve political participations from certain groups?

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Reserved seats, party quota(Swedens varannan damernas) and legislative quota(mandated by law)

68
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CH16 explain first-order elections

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Stakes are highest for change in power, like presidential elections.

69
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CH16 explain second-order elections

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local or mid-term elections

70
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CH16 What is an electoral system?

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It is when you elect someone to vote for you

71
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CH16 explain signal member plurality

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The winner takes it all

72
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CH17 explain the term partisan dealignment

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Weak bonds between voters and parties.

73
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CH17 what aspects are weighted when voters vote?

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Social class
Religion 
Issue voting 
Economy 
Personality of leaders

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