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What do governments due?

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Regulate society, security, and welfare. Act as authority and political systems.

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What Causes Governments to Fail

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Cumulative development due to poor economic growth, vulnerability to natural disasters, poverty and food shortage, corruption, poor rlations.
Cannot give citizens security and wlefare.

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Shared Gov. Objectives

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Independence, stability, economic and social well-being.

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Four Main Activities

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Economic management, government aid and subsidies, insitutional and bureaucratic regulation, program development and administration.

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Economic Management

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Pass resources from one revenue source to other bodies without designating their usage.

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Government Aid and Subsidies

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Monies are provided to individuals and groups with regulated usage.

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Regulation

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Rules of conduct imposed by government on its individual and corporate citizens and their affairs.

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Program Development and Administration

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Governments create and pursue initiatives on their own.

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Night-Watchman State

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Minimized government interference for maximized freedom.

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Schools of Thought

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Laissez-faire, socialism, welfare state.

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Laissez-faire

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“To let be”. Reduction in political control will benefit the system.

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Socialism (school of thought)

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Gov. ought to maintain ownership and control.

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Welfare State

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Laissez-fair with government regulation.
Private run economy, gov. protects the individual.

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Keynesianism

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John Maynard Keynes
Mix of private and public activity in the economy.
Gov. only steps in when the economy needs a boost.

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Libertarianism

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Envisions a greatly reduced role pf the state, individual citizens freedoms are to be ensured at all costs.

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Monarchy

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Monarch as head of state, e.g. the UK.

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Theocracy

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Religious government, e.g. Yemen or Vatican City.

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Aristocracy

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Hierarchical elite, e.g. Saudia Arabia.

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Depotism

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Absolute power and authority, e.g. Stalin.

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Juntas

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Military gov., usually a dictatorship, e.g. Myanmar

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Objectives of a Political System

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Maitaining the political system, adapting the political system, integrating interests and needs, goal-setting.

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Constitution

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The basis for all laws in a society.
Living document, they can be ammended.

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Liberal Democracy

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Equality of political rights, political participation, majority rule, political freedom, assent of all citizens through participation.

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Authoritarianism

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Absolute obedience to a constituted authority.
Coercion, suppression, and ideology to control.

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Totalitarianism
Authoritarian political system that controls social interaction.
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Executive
The top range of government, the leader.
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Legislative
The law making branch.
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Judiciary
The courts.
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Bureaucracy
Responsible for carrying out public policy and staffed by public employees.
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Westminster
Executive is merged with the legislative branch. Question period. Responsible gov.
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Presidential System
Executive is separated from the legislature.
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Formal Separation of Powers
Imposed by an authoritarian regime.
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Canada
Monarch represented by the Governor General, prime minster represented particular party and its ideologies.
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Ministerial Responsibility
Executive must remain responsible to the legislature.
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Party Discipline
Where members a party vote as blocs to appear united.
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Bureaucracy in the Executive
Gives advice to ministers, increasing distance between the people and the decision makers. Undermine democractic accountability.
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Types of Legislature
Legislative 'sovereignty' or supremacy, constitutionally prescribed powers, 'mixed' system.
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Leglislative 'Sovereignty' or Supremacy
Legislative branch is highest authority, independent and ultimately autonomous. No limits on power. E.g. Westminster model
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Constitutionally Prescribed Powers
Divides governance between the legislative and executive. Subjcect to judicial review. E.g. presidential model (US)
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'Mixed' System
Legislature is supreme to authoirty but has limitations. E.g. Canada, powers are shared with provincial legislatures.
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Legislative Structures
Bicameral, unicameral
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Legislative Functions
Lawmaking, debate and accountability (question period), budgeting for government, representation.
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Judiciary
Rules on constitutionality of public and private acts, interprets laws, ajudicates disputes.
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Bureaucracy
Public servants carry out public policy, important government work.
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Canadian Federalism
Divides power between many different political authorities.
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Reservation
Lieutenant gov. sends a provincial law to legislature to be approved.
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Declaratory
Ability for the federal gov. to claim initiatives if it will benefit the greater good.
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Residual Powers
Allocates powers not constitutionally allocated to the federal gov (POGG)
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Constitution Act, 1982
Consitution changes hands from UK to Canada, Quebec wouldn't sign. Charter.
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Sovereignty
Legitimate authority given to rule a politicla unit.
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Unitary System
One central government.
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Unitary Criticism
Undemocratic, out of touch, inefficient, insensitive.
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Federalism
Seeks to allocate powers between central and regional govs.
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Divison of Powers
Separating powers between regional and federal gov.
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Advantages of Federalism
Govs. are more aware, democratic institutions.
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Criticisms of Federalism
Unweildy, conflictual, equality issues.
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Constitution Act, 1867
BNAA, created Canada, gave provinces powers. Fed. military, trade, Indigenous, post. Concurrent agriculture and immigration.
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Executive Federalism
Provinces try to take more power and face resistance from federal gov.
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Quebec
Quebec nationalism and sepratism goes back to colonization. Quiet Revoultion and Parti Quebecois.
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Party List System
Parties put up candidates which are listed on ballots. % of votes = % of seats. Closed and Open List.
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Mixed-Member Proportional System
Mix of simple plurality and proportional representation.
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Militia Party
Centralized leadership system.
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Functions of Political System
Connect public to gov., represent the people, recuritment function (new voters).
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Election Campaign
Parties play a control role in organizing campaigns and determining policy positions.
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Political Culture
Set of attitudes, beliefs, and values that underpin a political system.
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Civil Society
Actions and organization of private citizens.
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NGOs
Non-Governmental Organizations, non-profit groups organized on a local, national, or international level.
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Advocacy or Pressure Groups
Groups in a political system that seek to alter or maitain government. No formal role.
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PACs
Political Action Communities, Conglomeration of interest groups who pool resources to influence decision-making more effectively.
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Coporatism
Close cooperation and coordination between gov., business, and labour. More economic stability.
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