REVIEW Flashcards
judicial activism
overturns legislative acts often
the U.S. senate differs from the house of representatives
because it represents an equal numbers per state
PR system
minimizes wasted votes and encourages cooperation
major disadvantage in plurality systems
governments get opposed by majority can implement radical changes
what party increases disproportionality the most?
party block voting
because it amplifies the translation of votes into seats in favor of the largest party or coalition, often at the expense of smaller parties.
describe block voting system
is a FTPT with multimember districts and where voters can cast as many votes as there are candidates
a party system’s static component
refers to the number of parties in the legislature
what method did germany use to determine local constituency representatives
uses a plurality FTPT method to dtermine local constituency representatives in the Bundestag
South Africa’s current electoral system
- nationwide PR with no threshold
- the president is chosen through election by the national assembly
- the PM who oversaw the legislative peak of apartheid was verwoerd
- the national party used FPTP to gain control despit3e fewer total votes
singapore’s economic model
is distinctive because it is built on state controlled and innovation driven capitalism
CEO to worker pay ratio in U.S. compared to Germany
300:1 vs. 136:1
the equal rights amendment (ERA)
failed to be ratified by the required number of states
Dobbs v. Jackson
overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022
North Carolina
was unique in Eugenics because it authorized sterilizations particualrly african Americans on welfare without needing them to institutionalized first
