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CH2 The modern state origins from?

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Westphalian system 1648

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CH2What does the Westphalian system build from?

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Sovereignty of states and self determination

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CH2What did John Locke mean all citizens hold?

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Natural rights such as life, liberty and property

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CH2What did come out from the warfare state?

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The welfare state

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CH2With the expansion of state, what did borders turn into?

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Barriers

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CH2Give an example of a microstate

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Andorra

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CH2What is a de facto state

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They control territory and provide governance but are not reckoned.

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CH2Describe self determination to a country

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The people’s right to possess their own government

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CH2Challenges to the state

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Globalization, Intergovernmental organization, regional integration, security,

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CH3 What is direct democracy?

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When all citizens participate in electing

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CH3 what is E-democracy?

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electronic direct democracy, expressing thoughts via bloggs etc.

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CH3 What is representative democracy?

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Citizens elect others to represent them while making decisions about the state.

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CH3 Concurrent majority?

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More than one majority required, ie. most voters and most regions of a country.

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CH3 absolute majority?

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More than half of those entitled to vote

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CH3 simple majority

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More than half of those voting

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CH3 qualified majority

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More than a simple majority, usually 2/3.

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CH3 Blocking minority

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A minority can prevent a proposal from passing

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CH3 weighted majority

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a majority after adjusting votes for differences in voting power.

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CH3 Plurality

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The largest number of votes but not necessarily a majority

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CH3 What is liberal democracy?

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Limited government by constitutional protection and individual rights.

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CH3 What is limited government?

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Limits on government to establish rights at citizens

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CH4 What are hybrid regimes?

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Political system that appear to be democratic but is not

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CH4 What are authoritarian regimes?

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Regimes based on submission

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CH4 What does authoritarian regimes need?

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Absolute power, protection and control of media

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CH4 In what forms does political corruption occur?
Electoral frauds, bribes, influenced by corporations, nepotism, theft of public funds
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CH5 What is institutional approach?
positions within organizations matter more than the people occupy them
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CH5 What is behaviouralism?
studying people over institutions ie. attitudes.
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CH5 What is the structural approach?
Relationships among groups
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CH5 What is the rational choice approach?
Like NEK
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CH5 What is the collective action problem?
When rational behavior by individuals produce a negative overall outcome.
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CH5 What is the interpretive approach?
Approach to the study of politics that our perception of politics form it.
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CH7 What is a constitution?
A document that outlines the powers, institutions and structure of government and express the rights of citizens
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CH7 Explain rule of law
Societies are best governed using laws to which all the residents of a society are equally subject regardless of their status.
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CH7 Explain Codified constitution
Is set out in a single document (US)
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CH7 Explain uncodified constitution
Is set out in a number of documents(Venezuela)
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CH7 explain common law
Judicial ruling on matters that are not treated in legislation but based on praxis
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CH7 explain statute law
Laws enacted by a legislature
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CH7 explain civil law
Legislated written from legal codes rather than cases
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CH8 Democratic legislatures have six major functions, name them.
``` Representation Deliberation Legislation Authorizing expenditure Making governments Oversight ```
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CH8 The function of representation has four different ways of understanding
Formalistic Symbolic Descriptive Substantive
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CH8 The function of oversight offer several instruments to monitor the executive, name three of them
Questions can be posed(UK Questions to the prime minister) Interpellations(Germany, Finland, France) Emergency debates( Metoo in plena, Sweden)
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CH8 Name two structures for legislature
Chambers | committees
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CH8 Structures in legislature can have one or two chambers, what are they called
Unicameral and bicameral
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CH8 What is it called when the upper house is stronger than the lower house and which country have that?
strong bicamerialism
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CH8 What is it called when the upper house is weaker than the lower house and name a country.
weak bicameralism
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CH8 Committees come in 3 different forms, which?
Standing committees Select committees conference committees
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CH9 What is head of state?
Elected or appointed leader of a state Swedish King
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CH9 What is head of government?
Elect leader of government Statsminister
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CH9 explain presidential government.
An arrangement between a legislature and a president.
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CH9 explain parliamentary government
the executive emerges from the legislature, often through coalition.
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CH9 Give example of a country with cabinet
Finland
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CH9 Give example of a country with prime ministerial
Germany
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CH9 Give example of a country with ministerial
Italy
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CH11 Sub-national governments organize in one of two forms, which are the forms?
Unitary system or federal system
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CH11 Multilevel governance is a term to describe what?
a system where poser is distributed and shared both horizontally and vertically.
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CH11 Explain regional governance
They have some form of independency buy as a middle-level government
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CH11 Explain Federation
A federation puts federalism into practice, stronger independency than regional governance
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CH11 Explain asymmetric federalism
Some states are bigger and wealthier in some aspects, ie. Quebec.
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CH11 Explain dual federalism
National and local levels of government function independently from one another and have separate responsibilities.
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CH11 Explain cooperative federalism
Different players have different responsibilities, difficult to see who has which responsibility.
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CH11 Explain the term subsidarity
A principle that states that a task should be tackled at the lowest level nearest the citizens if possible.
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CH11 What is a quasi-federation?
Have features of federation but formally regions, creating a de facto federation, ie. Spain and Catalonia.
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CH11 explain the term confederation
More of a federation but union of countries, ie. European Union.
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CH13 explain the term conventional participation
Takes place within formal politics and the law
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CH13 explain unconventional participation
takes place outside formal politics or even the law
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CH13 what is political exclusion and who is excluded?
Exclusion of groups participating in elections like the poor.
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CH13 how can the legislators improve political participations from certain groups?
Reserved seats, party quota(Swedens varannan damernas) and legislative quota(mandated by law)
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CH16 explain first-order elections
Stakes are highest for change in power, like presidential elections.
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CH16 explain second-order elections
local or mid-term elections
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CH16 What is an electoral system?
It is when you elect someone to vote for you
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CH16 explain signal member plurality
The winner takes it all
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CH17 explain the term partisan dealignment
Weak bonds between voters and parties.
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CH17 what aspects are weighted when voters vote?
``` Social class Religion Issue voting Economy Personality of leaders ```

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