States Flashcards
What is a state?
A sovereign body that has rule over territory and absolute control over legitimate violence.
What are the two tasks of states?
- Making and implementing political decisions.
2. Protects communities from internal and external threats.
States and government are same/different.
Different.
In terms of a car and a driver, who is the government and who is the state?
The state is the car, and the government is the driver.
The government is everyone who is ___ into office.
Elected.
What are some things that are attached to states, and not government?
Roles & institutions and responsibilities do not change.
What are the four branches of government?
Legislative, executive, administrative/bureaucratic, and judicial.
What is the legislative branch responsible for?
Preparing and making laws.
What is the executive branch for?
Implementing and upholding laws.
What is the administrative/bureaucratic branch?
Day to day functioning.
What is the judicial branch for?
Adjudicating and applying law.
The American (congressional) system is a system in which the congress plays a huge role in…
Processing and creating laws.
The Canadian and American systems differ in that the Canadian system includes a fusion of legislative and executive powers in the form of the…
Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister in Canada is elected because he is…
The leader of the party with the most seats.
