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Politics Johnston Flashcards

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“Political Animals”

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Aristotle suggesting that being active in the politics of our community is an essential part of our nature.

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Difference between community and society?

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Society is impersonal, a group/groups of individuals that coordinate instead of cooperate and live by way of political agenda of personal.

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Pluralism?

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a state of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain and develop their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization

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Political Anthropologists distinguish how humans have lived into 3 forms:

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  1. Bands and Tribes(group of bands)

2. Chiefdoms and State

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Why do we listen to our political leaders?

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we obey willingly(consent), or we obey because we are forced(coerced).

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Absolutism?

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another word for Totalitarianism(Government or leader with total power?

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Charismatic Legitimacy?

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the leader is believed to possess extraordinary personal qualities that justify his or her rule.(ex: Dalai Lama)

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Traditional Legitimacy?

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those type of authority derives its legitimacy from its long history of what Weber called a “Habitual orientation to conform”. (ex: Monarchy, Constitution, Flags,etc.)

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Legal-Rational Legitimacy?

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legitimacy derives from “belief in the validity of legal statute and functional competence based on rationally created rules”.(ex: Modern Prime minister or President)

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Max Weber?

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German Sociologist who came up with the 3 types of legitimacy which are the basis of authority.

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Aristocracy?

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Rule of the few or noble- Aristotle and Plato

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Timocracy?

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Rule of Warriors-Plato

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Oligarchy?

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Rule of wealthy and rich- Plato and Aristotle

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Democracy?

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Rule of the poor-Plato and Aristotle

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Tyranny(Dictatorship)?

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Rule of the tyrant or one for one- Plato and Aristotle

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Limiting The State?6

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CONSTITUTION=

Institutionally: The constitution identifies certain institutions within the state and defines there powers.

Federally: The constitution divides authority between national state and sub-national states(provinces) and it assigns and distributes power.

Judicially: protects the rights of citizens by defining protections or enshrining freedoms.

Legislatively: Most constitutions are special laws, unique because of their subject matter and rules about how they can be changed.

Democratically: Ensuring free, competitive, peacefully, and regular elections.

Culturally: Public norms act as brakes on the policy making of governments.

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Popular Sovereignty?

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the authority of the state flows from the people who are members of the regime.

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Legitimacy

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“Those whose consent is necessary to confer legitimacy”- James Mill and John Stuart Mill

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Democracy is a for of _____ _______

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popular sovereignty

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popular sovereignty

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the authority of state derives from the people who are governed

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direct democracy

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where matters are decided by a popular vote

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referenda

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binding vote

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plebiscites

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non-binding vote

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initiatives

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a portion of the public successfully petitions the state

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Participatory democracy

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citizens in the discussion and informed debate that precedes decision-making

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Spinoza

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first philosopher to advocate for democracy

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Argument against democracy

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can become tyranny of the majority against minorities

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The Reform act of ____(year)

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1832
created fair elections(representation by population, a secret ballot, single-member districts.
- represented ‘full adult suffrage’

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representative autonomy

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the absence of accountability between elections

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Legislators have free autonomy from their constituents but not their _____

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party

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_____ believed that the idea that each of us seeks to maximize our pleasure and minimize of pain

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Hobbes

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Utilitarians used Hobbes’ ideas of pleasure and pain to create the principle of the “_____ _____ __ __ ______ ______”

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greatest good of the greatest number

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_____ came up with “greatest good of the greatest number”

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Jeremy Bentham

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______ believed that everyone needed to share in the government for self interest purposes

advocated _____ ______ for the richest 1/3rd

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James Mill

representative government

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_______ believed that representative government would provide education to all people and educated people should get more votes. Government should be placed in the hands of the wisest

also believed in “_____ equality” which had a direct impact of female voting

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John Stuart Mill

perfect

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Impediments to political participation

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No way to provide reasoning behind vote choice

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The liberal democratic state is a system of _____ _____

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elite dominance

-it concentrates authority and power into the hands of a few

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3 Propositions of democracy

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  1. the greater the degree of choice that citizens have in process
  2. more competitive the contest between parties
  3. the more exactly the outputs generated match what was wanted
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Governments are kept honest through things such as(3) :

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constitutionalism, rule of law, individual rights

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Social justice

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involves difficult decisions about the distribution of public goods, the criteria by which this distribution should take place, what kinds of inequalities should be tolerated, and so on.

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Pluralism

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a condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.

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Pluralism causes problems for democracy(3):

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  1. Possible tyranny of majority
  2. Not able to obtain consent of majority
  3. Democracy can become a battleground with no decisions ever being made
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The legislature keeps the ______ accountable

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executive

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definition of a true democracy

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regime with regular, contested elections

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authoritarian regimes are those that lack…

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legal, independent, opposition parties

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pseudo-democracies are those that lack

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an arena of contestation[competition] sufficiently fair that the ruling party can be turned out of power

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____ countries listed as democratic in 2010

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115

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the four ‘Great Questions of Political Philosophy’ are(4)

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What is human nature? Are the interests of the individual or the community more important? How much should government interfere in the economy and the private lives of citizens? What is the best form of government?

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Quebec’s traditional demands

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  1. Recognition of Quebec as a “distinct society” with a right to promote and protect that characteristic
  2. a constitutional veto for Quebec
  3. greater provincial control over immigration
  4. the ability to opt out of federal programs in areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction and receive financial compensation
  5. appointment of supreme court judges from a list provided by the province
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Meech lake accord and Charlottetown Accord

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1984 & 1992 accords to try and meet the ‘traditional demands’ of Quebec

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Clarity Act

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establishing how the government of Canada would evaluate the clarity of any future referendum questions, the type of majority required before Canada would agree to negotiate, and the matters that would be up for negotiation.

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political cleavages

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are national, ethnic, linguistic, and religious divisions that affect political allegiances and policies

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ideology

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a consistent set of beliefs about the nature of the society in which individuals live and about the proper role of the state in establishing or maintaining society.

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Classic Liberalism

philosopher ex:

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.originated in reaction to feudal structures of medieval society
.philosophy of individualism; political community is artificial, an arrangement established for the purpose of protecting and furthering person well-being
.ideology of freedom or liberty
. liberals believe that individuals sacrifice liberty for protection and security
. government limitations should be minimal
.individual liberty has come to be called individual rights

philosopher ex: John Locke

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Constitutionalism

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Liberal constitutionalism(limiting the scope of government authority and power)
. way of keeping rulers in check
.necessity of responsible government

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Economic Liberty or ____ ______

philosopher ex:

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market economy
.the state does not hinder the private economic transactions of individuals
.laissez-faire doctrine of minimal government activity in the marketplace

ex: James Mill

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Rationalism or Rational Individualism

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. The conviction that individuals can be protected from arbitrary authority by rational, predicable government
. The promotion of an economic system that is supposed to rest on the rational self-interest of buyers and sellers rather then medieval rules and regulations
.moral theory that looks for grounding in rational principles rather then tradition and/or received theological doctrines

.In all these 3 liberalism argues that government, politics, and social life generally can be ordered by human reason in ways that will make individuals better off

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Conservatism

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.disposition to preserve
.strive to preserve existing liberal institutions and policies from reform or radical change; in an authoritarian dictatorship, conservatism can support seriously illiberal ideas
.Organic Conservatives: conservatives who sought to preserve the traditional institutions and values of aristocratic society in the face of the liberal revolution, sometimes called tories

radical conservatives or reactionaries: trying to bring back what is already gone

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radical conservatives or _________

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Reactionaries

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Organic Conservatives

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.ideology of the structured community
.believe society is naturally ordered in an organic, hierarchal fashion-an organized community is natural in the way that family is natural
.value anything that contributes to the cohesion, coherence, and continuance of this community: traditions, conventions, time-honoured institutions, structures, and practices
.primary task of the state is to preserve the integrity of the community by sustaining the institutions, practices, and values
.accepts individual inequality as inevitable and natural
.Social position is given naturally and become a responsability

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The restrained state

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.To much government interference can mess with natural system, but too little and human irrationality will also mess it up
.liberal conservatism: acceptance of the market economy as the new form of landlord aristocracy

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Socialism

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.response to liberal capitalism
.came from societal affects of industrial revolution
.Early “utopian socialists”(Marx) believed that socialism would be a ‘moral’ evolution

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Egalitarian Communalism

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.believe humans are fundamentally equal
.see humans in communal, social nature
.against inegalitarian ideas of conservatives and individualism of the Liberals
.equality of opportunity important

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Class relations

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. concerned with how certain individuals are privileged or disabled by certain factors like education, information, or capital
.market economy is between classes and primarily about the relationship between the class that owns the means of production(bourgeoisie) and the class that owns nothing but its labor(proletariat)
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Bourgeoisie

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class that owns the means of production

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Proletariat

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class that owns nothing but its labor

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The socialist state

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.seeking society where all individuals are equal
.eliminate exploitation and subjugation of the least privileged classes
.State should be implemented as a tool for the minority to use for equality
.need for strong state
.supports democracy if members of working class recognize there best interests
.most important job of the state is to regulate, reform, or even replace the private property market economy of liberal society
.economic liberty and market autonomy reason for inequality
.rather a collectively or publically owned means of production

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John Stuart Mills essay On Liberty talks about

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freedom of opinion, belief, and lifestyle

  • gender equality,rights for gays,lesbian, or trnsgender persons
  • provision of education and public health care
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Modern Liberalism

3 main reforms

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recognizes positive and negative liberty/freedom

  1. The incorporation of political democracy
  2. an expansion of rights claims by individuals
  3. the abandonment of laissez-faire political economy
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negative liberty and Positive

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an absence of restraints needs to be complemented by the positive definition of being empowered to do this

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Liberal Conservatism

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.occurred through either conservatist acceptance of new economy or classical liberals resisting the changes of reformed liberalism

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Conservative liberals such as _____

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Edmund burke

73
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classical liberal economic position all called _____ _____

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fiscal conservatism

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red tories

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social conservatives combined with reformed liberal economic views

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Neo-Liberalism

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a defence of free market policies grounded in the theoretical writings of Milton Friedman von Hayek.
.advocated for return to laissez-faire economics-unfetted free-market economics
.tax reductions, privatization, spending cuts, balanced budgets, and debt reduction

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Most contemporary conservatives are ____ ______

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neo-liberals

77
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Neo-conservative

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Almost feudal society in that countries like the US move to military action in order to get things done because they were one of the only superpowers

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____ _____ predicted that a socialist revolution would occur in the main capitalist societies

revolution would occur in two stages:

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Karl Marx

  1. “dictatorship of the proletariat”- allowing working class to use the state as a tool to eliminate class struggles
  2. State would wither away and society would be communist
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Evolutionary Socialism

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Marx failed to see the possibility of democratic reform which could improve the working class conditions

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Communism does not equal socialism

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Socialism: is the democratic, reformist, and peaceful

Communism: authoritarian, revolutionary, and if necessary committed to violent struggle

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Socialism

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is the democratic, reformist, and peaceful

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Communism

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authoritarian, revolutionary, and if necessary committed to violent struggle

83
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Totalitarianism

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total employment of power in the state

84
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5 Communist regimes remain

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China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam

85
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Socialism to social democracy

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.Acceptance of legitimate private ownership
.still support some co-operatives or worker-owned business but no longer committed to eliminating private corporations or to restructuring the entire economy on an alternative basis

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libertarianism

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opposes almost any activity or regulation by the state
.represent extreme classical liberalism
.us has strong libertarian context

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populism

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any creed or movement based on the following major premise: virtue resides in the people who are the overwhelming majority, and in their collective traditions

  • celebration or ordinary people
  • opposed to change that affects regular citizens
  • extreme examples of nationalism
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Nationalism takes on of 3 forms:

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  1. goal of achieving political autonomy or independence for a people, usually situated within the larger society or political unit-state building
  2. promoting a sense of attachment among citizens of a regime that comprises many different peoples-nation building
  3. an emphasis in policy making on the integrity or priority of the nation state in opposition to international, supranational, or globalizing forces
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cross-cutting cleavage

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those who are united by one element are divided on the basis of the other

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Cleavages

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draw attention to the fragmentation of identity in modern societies
.Central task of a political system in such societies is to contain or defuse the differences and contests of interest that emerge out of various identities

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Case Study-Quebec City cleavage

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.ethno-linguistic division between English-Speaking an French Speaking Canada
.regionalism
.created by economic differences
.created Quebec Nationalism
-supports culture, history, and language
.quest for self-government and greater autonomy

.Nationalism in Quebec takes 2 forms
1. French-Canadian nationalism, which covered 1793-1960
-emphasized survival: maintaining the integrity of language, culture, and custom, and avoiding the pressures for assimilation into a larger Anglophone society.
2. Quiet revolution
Charter of French Language

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elite accommodation

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a people are ruled by co-opting(accommodating) their existing leaders

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Characteristics of The state

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.based on rule of law
.structure is defined by a constitution
.has a independent judiciary
.military and police under civilian control

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Characteristics of Civil society

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.universal public education
.religious toleration and freedom of association
.private property and markets
.competitive, independent mass media
.freedom from discrimination
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characteristics of political process

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.universal adult suffrage
.regularly scheduled, fair elections
.system of competitive political parties

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characteristics of public admin/policy

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.professional, merit-based public service
.mechanisms/offices of oversight and appeal
.stakeholder involvement in policy formation

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Legislative function

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making authoritative decisions in form of laws

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executive function

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carrying our, enforcing or administering the content of law

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judicial function

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resolving disputes over the execution of the laws or interpreting their content

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The basic functions of the state

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.making authoritative decisions
.carrying out or enforcing authoritative decisions
.settling disputes

-generally take the form of law

3 basic operations: legislative, judicial, executive

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Westminster system versus Madisonian

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parliamentary versus separated powers

west: political executive, the cabinet, headed by the PM-is a small group of members of the elected legislature
- known as fusion of powers
- executive or government must maintain support of the majority of the members of the elected legislature
- responsible government

Madisonian: the executive-the directly elected President and officials of his or her admin, including a cabinet- is entirely separate, distinct from legislature

  • known as separation of powers
  • judiciary headed by the supreme court also had more independent role then in west system
  • system of checks and balances
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Constitution

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the basic rules that describe the powers of the institutions of the state, their relationship to each other and to the people, which may be more or less formal, more or less detailed, and more or less difficult to manage

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Convention

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unwritten rule that must be followed

ex: ministerial responsibility: the relationship between a member of the political executive and the admin of the department over which he or she is the nominal head

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Judicial review

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considers whether an action by a branch of government is consistent with the powers granted to it and/or consistent with the rights protected in the constitution

105
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judicial independence

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officers of the court must be free from political interference or influence.

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Components of a parliamentary government

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Cabinet government:

  • government in power headed by the PM
  • only remains in power as long as it holds confidence of the legislature
  • each member of cabinet is a minister and a head of a gov department(known as portfolio)
  • ministers are supposed to aid in the passing of legislation through the legislative process
  • responsible government needed
  • collective responsibility of cabinet to the legislature
  • cabinet solidarity require every member of cabinet to support each of its decisions
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a cabinet ministers government department is known as

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portfolio

108
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Prime Minister

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.the head of cabinet
.determines membership of the cabinet, size, structure, and style of decision making
.chief political executive

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Coalition government

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. a division of the cabinet seats between or among parties
.agreement about which cabinet posts(including the PM and deputy minister) each party will hold
. a list of policies that the parties have agreed to implement

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Two reasons for a multiparty system

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social: a diversity of interest exists that cannot be accommodated by 2 parties
institutional: the presence of a proportional representation system

111
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Legislative coalition

Electoral coalition

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an arrangement whereby the party in government has the formal support of a party in legislature

an arrangement whereby two parties agree to provide mutual support in an election campaign, including not going against eachother in ridings

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Why not a coalition government

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  1. System expectations
  2. Compatibility of Partners
  3. Absence of crisis
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Role of the head of state?

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.responsibility of overseeing formation of government

114
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demissionary phase

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members of cabinet continue to work until they are reelected or another party is sworn in

115
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Who are dual executive

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Justin Trudeau=PM

David Johnston=Governor general

116
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investiture vote

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the head of state polls the parliament as a whole to determine whether the proposed government has the support of the majority of its members

117
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hung parliament

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when no party has a majority

118
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In the parliamentary system the government may end at any time for one of the following reasons:4

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  1. Loss of legislative confidence:
    - if it loses support of the majority in legislature
    - loss of confidence
  2. The cabinet implodes:
    - coalition partners no longer able to work
    - can also be internal party division
  3. Voluntary resignation
    - if they think they can win election
    - demonstrate popular support for a policy
    - seek new mandate after change in leadership
  4. The term of parliament ends
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If a premature end of government occurs the head of state can…

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  1. invite current PM to form new gov
  2. invites other party leader to form gov
  3. appoints a caretaker government to govern until next scheduled election
  4. dissolves parliament and calls early election
120
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The most common type of government in liberal democracy is a _____

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coalition

121
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Coalition gov has four elements

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  1. Two or more parties share role of government
  2. the partners agree on allocation between them of cabinet seats, including the PM and Deputy PM
  3. The partners negotiate a program of policies on which they will govern, based on their election campaign manifestos
  4. Agreement on procedures to consult and resolve disputes within coalition is as important as agreement on policies
122
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Pariah party

A

no other parties will partner with

123
Q

Minimum winning coalition

A

fewest amount of partners is the best

124
Q

connected coalition

A

where all parties represent ideologies that are adjacent

125
Q

General rules of coalition agreement

A

.all parties will share proportionally the seats of cabinet
.The PM will be leader of the largest party
.Leaders of parties will be PM or hold senior portfolios
.Parties generally negotiate for responsibilities that are consistent with interests

126
Q

Manifesto

A

Comprehensive explanations of the party’s positions on all salient issues

127
Q

The Ministry

A

In Canada refers to all members appointed to cabinet by the PM

128
Q

Madisonian Presidentialism

A
  1. Separation of Executive and legislative Powers
    .The president is elected independently from the legislative branch: either directly by popular vote or through the electoral college
    .No member of the executive, including the cabinet may hold a seat in the legislature
    .The executive is not responsible to the legislature, neither collectively or individually(nor is it necessary that all members of the executive-cabinet- be from the same political party. The executive may not initiate legislation and has no control over its passage through the legislature
  2. Checks and Balances
    .Legislation must be passed by both chambers of the bicameral congress(house of representatives and the senate) in an incidental form, which then goes to the president who may (a) veto or (b) sign it into law
    .Congress may overturn the presidential veto with a vote of two-thirds in both chambers(The House and senate)
    .President appoints numerous senior admin officials to fill vacancies in supreme court, but they need confirmation by the senate
    .Supreme court hears appeals against laws and can declare then unconstitutional and thereby invalid
129
Q

President

A

Machinery of state:
.military
.no legislative power or direct access to it

130
Q

Mixed Government

A

combining the monarchic, aristocratic, and democratic elements-rule by one(Pres), rule by the few(Supreme Court), and rule by many(Congress) into one balanced system.

131
Q

There is no responsible government, no accountability in 3 tier system
T or F

A

True

132
Q

Terms

House of Representatives=
President=
Senate=

A

2,4,6

133
Q

The US has a ____ form of government while Canada has a _____ form

A

weak

strong

134
Q

US constitution amended only ___ times in 220 years

A

17

135
Q

Madisonian party’s are weak in comparison to parliamentary because:

A
  1. Lack of internal agreement
  2. Bipartisan Voting
  3. Constrained Leadership
136
Q

Judicial Review

A

.Supreme court judges serve for life

137
Q

.Supreme court judges serve for ___

A

life

138
Q

policy

A

a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a given problem or set of problems

139
Q

_____ are the means by which governments implement policy

A

programs

140
Q

policy process

A

staged linking the behaviour of various political actors within a regime’s institutional structures to deliver policies that are designed to produce an identifiable outcome.

141
Q

Policy Cycle(6)

A

Formulation->Adoption->Implementation->Admin->Evaluation->Back to start

142
Q

policy community or network

policy sector

A

all those actors, governmental, and private who “have a continuing stake in, and knowledge about, any given policy field or issue”
-subdivided into sub-government(Minister and senior members) and attentive public(individuals from orgs)

ex: health care, education, national defence

143
Q

Detailed Policy Cycle(7)

A

1.Agenda Setting:
public agenda-the list of highly visible problems in which the public is interested
formal agenda-list of problems that policy-makers have noticed and prioritized
2.Formulation
-Means that a decision will be made on issue
Rationalist(IDEAL) model-an orderly process where the ends match the means “best possible solution”
Instrumentalist or pluralist exchange model(REALITY)- describes competition among interested parties out of which policy emerges as a result of concessions, bargains, and trade-offs
3.Instrument choice:
-the different ways governments exercise authority, from laws and regs, to penalties such as imprisonment or fines, to taxation, to provision of public goods such as education, or services such as postal delivery.
technical efficiency-the ability of an instrument to achieve objectives without an undue or unreasonable price
Political Efficiency- benefits or costs of the policy instrument for the policymakers
4. Decision to approval:
Approval through political processes
5.Implementation:
-Policy passed on to architects
6.Admin:
-Following implementation the policy is in action
7. Evaluation
-Very skeptical for evaluators

144
Q

Types of Policies(7)

A 
Cultural
Defence and Foreign affairs
Economic
Environmental
Government services
Justice
Social
145
Q

Policy developed within ministries or departments is often called ______ because in each case the focus is on the problems and programs internal to that department.

The greater challenge of all governments face is effective _________, decision making that cuts across ministerial or departmental borders

A

vertical policy making

horizontal policy making

146
Q

The Bureaucracy

A

underlying structure of authority for all manner of medium and large-scale organizations, including corporations and universities, a structure designed to provide accountability, rationality, and impartiality to the conduct of operations

.hierarchal organization
.clear job descriptions and lines of command
.officials trained in areas of expertise
.action taken according to rules,
applied impartiality
.written documentation of actions taken
.promotion on the basis of merit
147
Q

New Public Management(NPM) privatization of services

A

ADOPTED for two reasons

  • to achieve greater fiscal accountability and efficiency
  • customer service
148
Q

3 basic components of an electoral system

A
  1. District magnitude
  2. Electoral Formula
  3. Ballot type
149
Q

redistribution

A

as populations change the value of each vote changes

150
Q

District Magnitude

A

number of representatives elected in the electoral district
ex: Canada has single member constituencies
most have multimember

151
Q

3 variations of electoral formula

A
  1. Plurality-the seat goes to the candidate with the most votes
  2. majority-the seat goes to the candidate receiving at least 50% +1 votes
  3. Proportionally-seat are distributed among candidates according to their share.
152
Q

Two categories of ballots:

A
  1. Categorical-choose your favorite

2. Ordinal-rank representatives

153
Q

ordinal ballot also known as ________

A

single transferable ballot

154
Q

Single member or plurality is more commonly known as ____

A

first past the post

155
Q

Alternative Voting sometimes called _______

A

instant run-off voting
Ranked voting
bIASED TO MAIN PARTIES

156
Q

tWO ROUND SYSTEM

A

one of the most disproportionate

157
Q

PR systems

A

.tradeoff between personal representation and proportionality
.adjustment seats or national seats

158
Q

MMP=

A

Mixed Member Proportional
.at least half the seats are elected in single-member districts
.remaining seats are adjustment seats
.double ballot
.adjustment seats filled from party lists

159
Q

Parallel Systems

A

.resemble MMP

. second tier votes are not adjustment but best loser votes

160
Q

Single Transferable Vote-PR

A

Voters can vote in more then one representative from the same party to fill constituency seats
.makes representatives really need to be accountable

161
Q

A bill may be

A

a new act, replacing an act, or editing one

162
Q

Rule of Law(5)

A

requires citizens to be ruled by consistent, publicly known, impartial rules. In practice the rule of law requires that the exercise of public authority to meet 5 requirements and satisfy 4 institutional conditions

  1. Legal Culpability
    - Must actually do crime
  2. Public Law
  3. Validity
  4. Universality
  5. Impartality

a) Constitutionalism
b) independent judiciary
c) public legislature
d) civilian control of the police and military

163
Q

secondary laws are known as

A

regulations

164
Q

Westminster-style parliaments are regarded as _____ because they are limited to trying to influence the policy presented by the executive

US congress is ______ as policy can be made in legislature independently of executive

A

reactive

active

165
Q

Legislative decision process(5):

A 
Presentation
Debate
Scrutiny and Testimony
Amendment
Decision
166
Q

Common Law versus Civil Law

A

Common=
.Emphasis on precedent
.inductive-past
.integrated court

Civil=
.emphasis on first laws
.follow code book
.deductive-now
.specialized court system
167
Q

The objects of rights are of basically three kinds

A
  1. Freedoms
  2. Protections
  3. Benefits

Y2 T1 Politics 111 (3 decks)

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