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Unitary system

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Centralized, one federal govt

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Federal system

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Fed govt and various regional govts representing their constituents

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VNC

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Cabinet power to remove sitting pm, call early election

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Consrtuctive vnc

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VNC with requirement that replacement must be agreed upon

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Postmaterialist views

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Focus on issues that go beyond industrialization (climate, social justice) in advanced industrial societies

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SMDSP (plurality system)

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Higher percentage of vote than others, results in 2 party system, majoritarian govts

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Proportional representation

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Seats allocated on basis of percentage of popular vote, results in wide-ranging coalitions and minority govts

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Germanys semisoverign state

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Coalition, federalism, and corporatism checks govt power, promotes compromise, and works to overcome authoritarian history

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CDU (Germany)

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Christian dems, center right, broad net, religion

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SPD (Ger)

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social dems, party of unionization

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Greens (Ger)

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far left, environmentalism, clean energy

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FDP (Ger)

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free dems, small business, professionals, econ. liberalism

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AfD (Ger)

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far right, anti-immigrant, anti-EU

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Grand coalition (Ger)

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CDU and SPD coalitions that blur party lines

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Current German gov’t parties

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“traffic light coalition” of SPD, FDP, Greens

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Bundesrat

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upper house, appointed by state governments following state elections, essentially monitors German states, little power w/o Bundestag consent

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Bundestag

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Bundestag: lower house (federal parliament), more power, elected every 4 years
Checks Chancellor with collective VNC (must agree on replacement for validity), committee system of amending constitution, and policy specialization of MPs, elects Chancellor, passes new legislation

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Which parties did well in recent eastern state elections (Ger)?

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“blackberry coalition” of SPD, CDU and BSW (a new left-wing economic, right-wing social party- almost reminiscent of communist ideals?)

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German Corporatism

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Organized civil society, gov’t bound to consult interest groups in policymaking, alternative to historical state control

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Social Market Economy (Ger)

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Limited capitalist economy, focus on facilitating market growth while “not leaving people behind”

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Subsidiarity (Ger)

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Organizations (such as churches) are partially state funded, they are meant to care for society rather than an extensive state

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Solidarity (Ger)

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Hierarchy of social peace, not leaving people behind… ensuring everyone has access to basic needs

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Industrial Democracy (Ger)

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-Works councils (shopfloor level): Membership grants power to workers that promote peace and cooperation in the workplace
-Supervisory boards (company level): Membership allows for increased worker power and voice in the decisions of a corporation
-Unions (Sectoral level): Bargaining with sectors for workers’ rights, flexible implementation

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How institutions of France’s 5th Republic foster powerful presidency

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President is head of state, directs foreign policy, they dictate policy direction of the gov’t (when PM is of same party), appoint PM and cabinet after national assembly election, judicial appointment party, Decree Power over PM in national emergency, block votes where they force parliamentary votes, power to dissolve parliament, dismiss PM, and call for new election (Macron during pension crisis)- did many of these things, unpopular

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Ensemble (Fra)
center-right, party of Macron
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RN
National rally, far-right, anti-immigrant
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France Unbowed
Far-left
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NPF
New popular front, alliance of far-left to combat LePen's RN
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Gaullists
historical party of the right
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Emmanual Macron
Current president, Ensemble, credited with lowering unemployment, but generally viewed as out of touch and generally aristocratic
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Marine LePen
far-right leader of National Rally, anti-immigrant, growing populism
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Leader of the NUPES, alliance of left parties combatting RN
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2022 French election results
Polarization causes center (Ensemble) to lose seats, fringe (NR and NUPES) gains, high turnout, minority gov’t formation of Ensemble and Gaullist Republicans (P: Macron PM: Borne)
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2024 French election Results
Early election called by Macron to “sure up majority,” high turnout, large RN success in first round, left coalition in response during second round, resulted in a potential center, far-left, far-right coalition formation… though, minority gov’t (right) prevailed. Gaullist Barnier is PM, reliant on support of RN to pass legislation.
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Macron pension reform
Used Article 49.3 to enact reform (raised retirement age, simplified pensions), dubbed a “Kingmaker,” raised questions of lacking checks in the 5th republic’s government
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France Article 49.3
Presidential power (Gaullist) in which they can bypass parliamentary votes
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House of Commons (UK)
650 members, elected by district plurality vote, more powerful lower house, party discipline strong, VNC, QT- question time, PM/cabinet face questioning from opposition
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House of Lords (UK)
789 members, historical aristocratic upper house, can delay bills, little power
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Question time (UK)
PM and cabinet face questioning from opposition, speaker of the house oversees, broadcast live for all to see
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Parliamentary Sovereignty (UK)
Parliament can make or repeal any law, new parliaments can repeal any laws created by previous parliaments; though, no power to declare laws unconstitutional
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Conservatives (UK)
Center right, party of business, concerned with social conservatism, law and order, patriotism… dominated 21st century
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Labour (UK)
Founded by trade unions, party of public sector, unions, minorities… created postwar welfare state and mixed economy
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SNP (UK, Scotland)
Calls for Scottish independence, 3rd largest party in UK
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Reform UK
far-right, anti-immigrant, populist party
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Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson- PM that led the Brexit effort, Conservative populist that flamed out during covid, partygate, etc.…
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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher- Conservative neoliberal PM, lowered inflation during crisis; though, this coincided with record high unemployment
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Tony Blair
Labour PM after Thatcher, modernizer that took L from far-left to a central position
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Keir Steimer
purging far-left and taking Labour back to center, current PM
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Arguments for Catalonian separatism
Separatists argue that their cultural+economic autonomy necessitates a sovereign state, the opposition argues they are part of the Spanish union.
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2017 separatist referendum (Esp)
The 2017 referendum called for by Puigdemont went through; though, due to a unionist boycott, the national gov’t in Madrid deemed it unconstitutional and invalidated it. The right gov’t then took matters further and arrested separatists, deeming them treasonous and forced Puigdemont out, as he fled to Belgium.
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Current state of Catalonian separatism
The issue is “settled” for now, as the national gov’t led by PM Pedro Sanchez (Sumar minority) cut a deal granting amnesty to 300 separatists as well as promising more future autonomy for Catalans.
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PP (Esp)
Popular Party, center-right, business, Catholics, favoring strong central gov’t
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PSOE
Socialists, Center-left, workers, welfare state, secularism, regional autonomy Pedro Sanchez
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Pedro Sanchez
Current PM, PSOE, promises more regional autonomy and settling lingering issues
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Issues of historical memory (ESP)
Franco’s dictatorship lingers as an issue in modern context, burial publicly viewed, adorned by modern Francoists, exhumation? Mass graves of victims to be public?
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Democratic Memory Law of 2022 (ESP)
Addressing disappeared in mass graves, focus on identification of Franco’s victims and consolation of families/relatives.

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