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Comparative Politics Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Definition of a State

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Administrative Entity, a political bureaucracy that rules or administers a people or territory.

Defining feature: Has monopoly over violence [professional police force and armies]

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Treaty of Westphalia

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Nation-States began to recognize the sovereignty of other states

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3
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2 Types of Political Systems

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  1. Democratic

2. Authoritarian

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Definition of Nation

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“People”; Ethnic group, tribe

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Social Strata

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How a society is divided or organized (class, religion, race)

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2 Types of Economic Systems

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  1. Capitalism

2. Socialism

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Characteristics of a Traditional Society [LIST]

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  1. Family [social unit]
  2. Agrarian [economy]
  3. Hierarchy [social organization]
  4. Static [change]
  5. Religious [world view]
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Characteristics of a Modern Society [LIST]

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  1. Individual [social unit]
  2. Industrial [economy]
  3. Egalitarian [social organization]
  4. Dynamic [change]
  5. Secular [world view]
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Quantitative Approach Characteristics and Uses

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Characteristics: finds patterns and evidence in human behavior that leads to prediction

Uses: Voting behavior, economics, I.R. (data on War and International Political Economy)

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Qualitative Approach Characteristics and Uses

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Characteristics: The goal is understanding, loos at more factors and entails more disciplines

Uses: Study of leadership and leaders, political histories, political culture, ideologies

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Historicism

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all societies in time are so unique that they can’t be compared

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12
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3 Paradigms used for studying politics [LIST]

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  1. Traditional
  2. Behavioral
  3. Radical
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Characteristics of the Traditional Paradigm [LIST]

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  1. Fact & Value are both present [normative]
  2. Qualitative
  3. Focus: Individual Countries or Leaders
  4. Culturally Specific [Western scholars focus on Western studies]
  5. Descriptive, Static [details but did not explain social change]
  6. Historical OR Ahistorical
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Characteristics of the Behavioral Paradigm [LIST]

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“Positivism”

  1. Separate Fact & Value - normative judgements should be left out
  2. Quantitative
  3. Comparative [compare gov’t and politics between countries]
  4. Western bias still present
  5. Relatively Static
  6. Ahistorical [looks at current political systems, not historically]
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Characteristics of the Radical Paradigm [LIST]

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“Marxism”

  1. Fact and Value are interrelated [norms are towards social change]
  2. Uses both Qualitative and Quantitative
  3. Comparative
  4. Explicit Non-Western Focus
  5. Dynamic [explained social change]
  6. Historical
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Origin of the State

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Emerged after 1500 in Europe and was brought around the world through Colonialism.

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Contrasting religious formulations of the State

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  1. Religion created conditions for the Modern State to emerge.
    VS.
  2. The State is a natural manifestation of historical development. It is a secular process, and separates itself from religion to become its own autonomous entity. The State was allowed to develop because religion was removed from the political world.
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18
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What were some positive influences of the Middle Ages?

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The Rule had to protect and respect the populous.

Politics focused on the ideas of justice and rights.

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19
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Why do we accept authority? [LIST]

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A. Tradition
B. Charisma
C. Rationality

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What are the Features/Attributes of a State? [LIST]

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A. Organization [structure]
B. Differentiation [many functions & departments]
C. Sovereignty [exclusive jurisdiction over people + territory]
D. Part of the International State System
E. Secular [in theory]

[DOSIS]

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21
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What are the Sources of State Authority? [LIST]

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A. Religion
B. Leader
C. Ideologies
D. The People (Democracy)

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What are Threats to the State?[LIST]

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A. Supra-National Entities [EU, UN]
B. TNCs & Market
C. Religion

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23
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What is the importance of war to States?

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War-making is the ultimate expression of power; shows the ability to mobilize and gather resources.

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24
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How are States “moral actors”?

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They are acting in the “Common Good” by defining political philosophy/ideology.

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What are the 2 major critiques of the State?

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  1. Marxist

2. Conservative

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What is the Marxist critique of the State? What is the solution?

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Critique: the State is an economic tool used by the rich to exploit and control the poor.

Solution: Stateless society

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What are the Conservative criticisms of the State? [LIST]

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On the MODERN State:
A) Artificiality [abstract, artificial bureaucracy]
B) Impersonal [leaders are distant]
C) Enforced Conformity
D) Boundlessness
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28
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What is Political Culture?

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Feelings of pride, citizenship. Type of government and the political culture in the government.

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What is Political Socialization?

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Ways in which political values are formed, sustained & transmitted

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30
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What are some agents of Political Socialization?

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Media & Entertainment
Education/Schools
Family
Interest Groups
Religion
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31
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What are some key elements of Traditional societies?

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  • Religion is internalized
  • Leaders are worshipped
  • Many forms of Government
  • Empire & Pope represents the separation of the Church & State
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32
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What did modernity lead to?

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Reformation & Enlightenment

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33
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How did the idea of Modern Capitalism emerge?

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With the protestant idea of “work ethic”

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34
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What were some key elements of the enlightenment?

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  • Predominance of reason and rational thought above faith
  • Cultivating reason at social and political level leads to secular state
  • Emergence of quantification and elevation of science
  • Revolution-oriented
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35
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What marked the beginning of the Modern Era?

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Renaissance and Reformation

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36
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What revolutions stemmed the Enlightenment?

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French and Industrial

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37
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Religion is to the Traditional State as ______ is to the Modern State

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Ideologies

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38
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What are the 5 major ideologies? [LIST]

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  1. Democratic Capitalism
  2. Democratic Socialism
  3. Communism
  4. Fascism
  5. Nazism
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39
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In what century did Democratic Capitalism emerge?

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18th Century

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40
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Key elements of Democratic Capitalism?

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  • Limited government
  • Market and Private property are central to social life
  • Individualistic
  • Capitalism freed people from feudalism
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41
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When did Democratic Socialism emerge?

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19th Century

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42
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Key elements of Democratic Socialism?

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  • Government expands [involves itself in economy & social problems]
  • Places limits on wealth, property & market through taxation and regulation
  • Limits on Individualism more collective and cooperative]
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43
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What is another term for Communism?

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Revolutionary Socialism

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44
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Key elements of Communism?

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  • Total government
  • no private property, no market (gov’t dictates all profits and resources)
  • Collective and classless society enforced
  • Right-Left labels
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45
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When was the end of Communism?

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1994 (End of Cold War)

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46
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What are the key elements of Fascism?

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  • Nationalism/Culture-Focused
  • Cooperate rather than compete
  • Leader Worship
  • Wants to protect itself from communism & capitalism; isolation and defends itself from international ideologies
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Key elements of Nazism?

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  • Government control over land and property
  • focus on Race
  • wants to expand country for dominance based on rase
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What is Anarchism?

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“Against Government” with an emphasis on the individual.

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49
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What is the class structure in the Traditional Society?

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Aristocrats
Clergy
Bourgeoisie
Peasants

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50
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What is the class structure in Modern hierarchy?

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Bourgeoisie
Clergy
Proletariat

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51
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What changes have occurred in the transition to a Modern society?

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  • Elites & aristocrats have been replaced by the middle class
  • Shift from Agrarian to Industrial Society
  • Capitalism controls population
  • Power is buffered through groups that have some level of auttonomy
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52
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What are some groups that have autonomy over class (buffer power) - Intermediary Organizations?

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  • Class system
  • Worker guilds
  • Family
  • Community
  • Church
  • Commerce
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Define Revolution

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Dramatic and often violent change in political, economic or social environment

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54
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Connection between Revolutions and Enlightenment

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There is a desire for a transformation based on abstract ideas/concepts - against the “old order”

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55
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What were the 4 major revolutions and their dates? [LIST]

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  1. American Revolution [1775 - 1783]
  2. French Revolution [1789-1799]
  3. Russian Revolution [1917-1921]
  4. Chinese Revolution [1934-1949]
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56
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What year was the Iranian Revolution and what was it about?

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1979 - an effort to return to Theocracy; a counter-revolution surfacing in the Islamic World

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57
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Define Democracy

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Full participation and equity amongst a population

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58
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What is a Direct Democracy?

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Small group, village - people know each other

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59
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What is a Representative Democracy?

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Forms as a society becomes larger; distributes power equally and controls power of the State (desired by Right)

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What is Mass Democracy?

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Large group with no representatives, voting directly for a leader (desired by the Left)

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What are the Features of a Democracy? [LIST]

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A) Degree to which gov’t responds to demands of the people
B) Transparency
C) Open Competition (elections)

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What are the features of an Industrial Democracy? [LIST]

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A) Endurance of Single-Party Rule
B) Emergence of Catch-All Parties
C) De-Alignment
D) New Corporatism [business corporation and interest/professional groups are working together]

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63
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What is the role of Political Parties in Industrial Democracies? [LIST]

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A) Interest Aggregation
B) Intermediary Organizations
C) Integrate People into Policy & Politics

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64
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What are the 2 different types of democracy?

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  1. Majority Rule

2. Pluralism

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What is Majority Rule?

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The majority rules - suppresses minority

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66
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What is Pluralism?

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Every group in Society must have a voice (ethnic, class, gender, race)

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67
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Four major ethnic groups in the UK?

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Ireland, [Britain, Scotland, Whales]

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68
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What is the Magna Carta and when was it signed?

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Marked the 1st Democratic transition, gave power to the lower-level Aristocrats. Signed in 1215.

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69
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What century was the British Reformation?

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16th Century

70
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Who was the key figure that cut the ties with the church to create the modern state?

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Henry the 8th

71
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Who fought in the English Civil War?

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Puritans [Bourgeoisie] and Anglicans

72
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When was the English Civil War?

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17th Century

73
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When was the Anglican Church established?

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The Reformation (16th century)

74
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How long was the English Civil War?

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10 years

75
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Who emerged as a military dictator from the Civil War?

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Oliver Cromwell

76
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When did Industrialization begin in Britain?

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18th Century

77
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Who were British Political Liberal Theorists?

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Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
JS Mill

78
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Who were British Economic Liberal Theorists?

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Adam Smith
Daniel Ricardo
J.M Keynes

79
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What is Deferential style of authority?

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British defer the power to the hierarchy (do not tolerate egalitarianism or authoritarianism)

80
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What is Responsible Party Government?

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When one party controls the political decision-making of the country and proceeds according to the mandate given by the people: requires that political power is concentrated in that one party *they are responsible to the other party AND the people

81
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What are the primary parties of the British Two-Party government?

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Tories & Labour Party

82
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Which two parties formed the British coalition government in 2010?

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Liberal Democrats & Tories

83
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Who were 2 famous Tories?

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Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill

84
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What is the 4th Major British Political Party?

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UKIP (UK Independence Party)

85
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What are the two major elements of the British Government?

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Parliament + Government

86
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What is the British Parliament made up of?

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Legislature + Political Party

87
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What is the “Government” in Britain made up of?

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Cabinet + Prime Minister

88
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Who are the “Heads of State”?

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Chief of State: Prime Minister (executive office)

Head of State: The Crown

89
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Who is the current Prime Minister of England?

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David Cameron

90
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Who is the current Head of State in Britain?

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Queen Elizabeth

91
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What is the British Legislature made up of?

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Lower House: House of Commons - more power

Upper House: House of Lords

92
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Who holds more power in England: Prime Minister or Political Party?

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Political Party

93
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What is the british Cabinet made up of?

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Ministers of the Party and Outside Advisors

94
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What is a “Shadow Government”?

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The party and its leadership that is not in the government at a give time [but is established as the future P.M and party]

95
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Define “Vote of Confidence”

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The party in power can discipline the government to this if the party feels the Prime Minister is weak or the Party is not leading the country properly

96
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How long is the term of the British Prime Minister?

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5 years

97
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What are the 4 trends in British politics? [LIST]

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  1. Question of Lords & the Crown [any role in politics]
  2. Economic Reform
  3. Education Reform
  4. Immigration Reform
98
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What are some primary differences between France and England? [LIST]

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  • French are more ideological
  • French had rapid, violent change
  • Intellectuals are more prominent in France
  • French “Exceptionalism”
99
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What are the 2 major similarities between France and Britain?

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  1. Political Stability

2. Democracy

100
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When was France the power of Europe?

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9th century - 19th century

101
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When was the French Revolution

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1789-1799

102
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What class change occurred in the French Revolution? (who did they seek to overthrow)

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Aristocracy & Clergy

103
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What was the Reign of Terror and who was the leader?

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Robespierre; he increased violence to create a “perfect” society by turning the population of 20 million to 5 million

104
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Who had the idea of making France into a Mass Democracy?

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Rousseau

105
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Who made up the Right and Left that emerged in the French Revolution

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Right: Aristocracy & Clergy
Left: Commoners

106
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When did Napoleon become emperor?

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1804

107
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What were the Napoleonic Wars?

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Napoleon wanted to consolidate power; took revolutionary ideas and implemented them into war, bringing the ideas of a political revolution throughout all of Europe. He created “Frenchness”

108
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What 2 entities united to create an Absolutist State?

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Aristocracy & Clergy

109
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Who was the “Sun King”

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Louis the 14th

110
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Who were the French Intellectuals during the Enlightenment?

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Rousseau

Voltaire

111
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Who was a French intellectual during the Counter-Enlightenment (or Romantic Period)?

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Chateaubriand

112
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Who were the French Existentialist/Post-Modernist Intellectuals?

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Sarte

Foucault

113
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What are the Negative Freedoms and who utilized these?

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One should be free from arbitrary violence/coercion; “Defensive” Rights. British used these.

114
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What are Positive Freedoms and who utilized these?

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“Offensive Rights”; right to a job, property, education, health care. Used by French.

115
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What are the 3 Characteristics of French Society? [LIST]

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  1. Ideological Society
  2. Centralized System
  3. Egalitarian
116
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Where is the government centralized in France?

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Paris

117
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What happens when you centralize power?

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Becomes more Bureaucratic

118
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What kind of governmental system does France have?

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Unitary: power is not distributed geographically, one center of power = Paris

119
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Is France a Parliamentary or Presidential System?

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Presidential

120
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How long is the president’s term in France?

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5 years

121
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When was the presidential system in France created?

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1958

122
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Who created the Presidential System in France?

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Charles de Gaulle

123
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What Republic did Charles de Gaulle become president?

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5th

124
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Who appoints the “Premier” or Prime Minister in France?

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The President

125
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What is Cohabitation?

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President is from a different political party than the majority of the members of Parliament.

126
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Who is the current president of France?

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Francois Hollande

127
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What are the 2 houses of Legislature in France?

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Upper House: Senate

Lower House: National Assembly (law making)

128
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What is the Upper House in France?

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Senate

129
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What is the Lower House in France?

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National Assembly

130
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How are Elections conducted in France?

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Two Ballet System where all parties have a candidate for the 1st ballet, narrows it down to 2 candidates for the 2nd ballet

131
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What are the Right Political parties in France?

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UMP

National Front

132
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What are the Left political parties in France?

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Socialists
Green Party
Communist Party

133
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What is the current political party in France?

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Socialists

134
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What are the qualities of a Bureaucracy? [LIST]

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Impersonal Rules
Routinized Behavior
Insolated from the public

135
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What are the major trends in France? [LIST]

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  • France & the EU (French economy is less competetive as Germany positions itself as economic power of Europe]
  • Foreign Affairs (Middle East & Africa]
  • Islam is growing
136
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When was the Holocaust?

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1930s-1945

137
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What was the goal of the Holocaust?

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Systematic extermination of an entire population

138
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When was German Unification?

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1871

139
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What is the significance of Germany’s geographic location?

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Germany is hemmed in the center of Europe; it is land-locked with no access to overseas trade. It was the battle ground for major and smaller wars (30 years, Napoleonic).

140
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Why was there no political centralization in Germany?

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War and Marshall Military Culture

141
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What role does religion play in Germany?

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The Protestant Reformation occurred here; it maintained a divided and fragmented “mosaic”. It led to the 30 years War that was fought on German Soil.

142
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What was the 1st “Total War”?

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30 Years War

143
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When and what was the Protestant Reformation in Germany?

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16th century; Martin Luther created it with theological arguments and critiques of the Catholic Church

144
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When and what was Romanticism in Germany?

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18th century; intellectual revolt against the Enlightenment [existential philosophy and music]

145
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When did Nazism arise and what was it?

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20th Century; a Romantic movement focused on the “Will to Power”. Used aesthetics and technology in politics. Believed that the greatest existence is the warrior on the battlefield.

146
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When was the Franco-Prussian War?

A

1871

147
Q

What was the Franco-Prussian War?

A

In 17th century, Prussia had emerged as the dominant German power. It had a history of warfare with Austria. As Prussia grew, it became the most powerful, organized and political state. Napoleon helps consolidate Germany, and the Franco-Prussian War unifies Germany. Prussia wins against France and rallies the Germans to success.

148
Q

Who was Otto von Bismarck?

A

Ruthless Statesman that was totally devoted to Germany, key actor in the Franco-Prussian War.

149
Q

When was WWI?

A

1914-1918

150
Q

Who was part of the Triple Alliance?

A

Austria, Hungary, Ottoman Empire

151
Q

Who was part of the Triple Entente?

A

Britain, France, Russia, US

152
Q

What was the Treaty of Versailles and when was it signed?

A

It required the payment of reparations to the “winners” and a loss of territory for the losers. Signed in 1919.

153
Q

What are some of the historical attributes of German Political Culture?

A
  • Authoritarian/Paternalistic
  • Romantic impulse
  • Ideology
  • Law Obeying: good citizens, informed, vote
  • Legalistic
  • Role of the Intellectual
154
Q

Who is a key German “Romantic” Intellectual?

A

Schopenhauer

155
Q

Who is a key German “Existentialist” Intellectual?

A

Heidegger

156
Q

What were Nietzsche’s fundamental ideologies?

A

Will to Power, Anti-Democratic, Anti-Marxist

157
Q

What kind of governmental system does Germany have?

A

Parliamentary, Federal system

158
Q

Who makes up the German Parliament?

A

Chancellor: “Chief of State” - Prime Minister
President: “Head of State”

159
Q

What are the two houses in the German Legislature?

A

Bundesraat

Bundestag

160
Q

What is the Upper House in German Legislature?

A

Bundesraat

161
Q

What is the Lower House in the German Legislature?

A

Bundestag - laws are made here

162
Q

When did Germany become a Coalition Government?

A

1946

163
Q

What are the Conservative (Right) German Parties?

A
  • CDU - Christian Democratic Union (most important politicians)
  • FDP - “Libertarians” Free Democratic Party
164
Q

What are the Left/Liberal German political parties?

A
  • SPD: Social Democratic Party

- Greens

165
Q

What is the largest political party in Europe?

A

Greens

166
Q

Who are the key figures in the CDU?

A

Adenauer

Kohl

167
Q

What figure was responsible for the reunification of Germany in 1989?

A

Kohl

168
Q

Who is the “father of Democratic and Modern Germany”?

A

Adenauer

169
Q

Who is the current chancellor of Germany?

A

Angela Merkel

170
Q

What is Angela Merkel’s legacy?

A

Leadership in the EU: financial policies to send a signal to French that Germany is the economic power of the EU

171
Q

What are some trends in Germany? [LIST]

A 
A) Reunification
B) EU:
- reunificiation
- debt problems
- German leadership
C) Russia & Eastern Europe
- Germany sees itself as mediator of the East
- dependent on Russia economically
- Crucial part of Eastern Europe stability
D) Domestic Reforms
E) Immigration
172
Q

Who are the primary immigrants in Germany?

A

Turks

Comparative Politics (3 decks)

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