Multiple Choice Flashcards
Theocratic state
form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler
Ex. Iran,
Nationalism
Desire by a large group of people to form a separate and independent nation of their own
belief in the sovereign political destiny of a people
Coup d’etat
unconstitutional, forced change in a nation’s government
Unitary state
central government enjoying almost complete control over their smaller local government entities.
Ex. China, France, Japan, United Kingdom
Corporatism
the organization of a society into industrial and professional corporations serving as organs of political representation and exercising control over persons and activities within their jurisdiction
direct democracy
Direct democracy is a form of government in which all laws are created by a general vote of society
all members of the polity meet to discuss policy and make decisions
Most european countries have government characterized by
parliamentary supremacy
Competitive multi-party electoral systems are conductive to the formation of
coalition government - several political parties cooperate, reducing the dominance of any one party within that coalition. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament
Majoritarianism
a traditional political philosophy which asserts that the majority of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy in a society and has the right to make decisions.
Ex. Great Britain
Founder of the Fifth Republic in France
Charles de Gualle
single district system
based on the principle of having only one member selected from each electoral district
tend to promote two party systems
third parties play a minor role
economic integration
An economic arrangement between different regions marked by the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and the coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. The aim of economic integration is to reduce costs for both consumers and producers, as well as to increase trade between the countries taking part in the agreement.
Examples- NAFTA, European Union, Mercosur
French President (1981-1995) who represented the first case of alternation of power between center-right and center-left since the Fifth republic was created in 1958 was
Francois Mitterand
Dictatorships and Double Standards theory
by demanding rapid liberalization in traditionally autocratic countries, the Carter administration had delivered those countries to anti-American opposition groups that proved more repressive than the governments they overthrew.
Kirkpatrick concluded that while the United States should encourage liberalization and democracy in autocratic countries, it should not do so when the government is facing violent overthrow, and should expect gradual change rather than immediate transformation.
Former republics of the Soviet Union
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
social democrats
a political movement that uses principles of democracy to change a capitalist country to a socialist one
the League of nations was the precursor of
United Nations
Economic reforms have characterized the recent politics of
india and china
