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Politics Flashcards

1
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What is capitalism

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An economic system that believes in individual ownership and competition

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2
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What is the capitalism theory

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When everyone is selfish it will benefit all

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Why is capitalism good

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Freedom and choice
Do whatever
You can be very successful

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Why is capitalism bad

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No safety net
You can be very unsuccessful
Big gap between rich and poor

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What is communism

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An economic system that believes in shared ownership

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What is the communism theory

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Everyone pools their resources and labour to evenly distribute everything

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What are the points of the communist manifesto

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Abolition of poverty 
Heavy progressive taxes
Abolition of inheritance 
Confiscation from rebels
Central banking
State controlled comms, education and transport
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What is democracy

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Government by the people where everyone has their say and all members have equal power in their right to vote

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Where can democracy be traced back to

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6th century Athens

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10
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What is dictatorship

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The opposite of democracy. An autocratic for of government where the government is ruled by and individual

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What is the DMZ

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A demilitarised zone

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What is a government

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A group of people that governs a community or country

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What does a government do

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They set up constitution, laws, parliment, party, rules

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What is a republic

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It is like a monarchy where someone has supreme power but the person is elected

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What is a monarchy

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Supreme power is passed down by bloodline

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16
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Aristocracy

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Is power among the upper class

17
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What is theocracy

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A government ruled by religion and its hierarchy

18
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What is an mmp

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Mixed member proportional it is the system we use to elect the parliament

19
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How many mp’s are there in parliment

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120

20
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How many electorates

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70

21
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What are the requirements to be in parliment

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5% for a party or an electorate for an mp

22
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What are the two votes for

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1st - political party

2nd - mp (electorate)

23
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What is an FPP, how many members and how many electorates

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First-past-the-post. It is where only one mp for an electorate that gets elected into parliament. It worked on absolute majority. There are 120 members and 120 electorates

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What is a minister

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Someone that leads a ministry/department eg. Finance minister

25
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What is an mp

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A Member of Parliament

26
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What is a coalition

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Multiple parties, typically with the same views

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