Comparative Politics Exam

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Explain each of the characteristics of newly industrialized (NIC's)

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fair elections.

Offer real prospect of changes of leadership, choices of politics parties and legal systems that better protect their rights and liberties.

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2nd characteristic of newly industrialized countries

Back 2

Export led growth

Instead of exporting primary products that can be concerted into primary products, NIC's make them themselves.

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3nd characteristic of newly industrialized countries

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Urbanization

Growth of Mega cities, movement from agriculture to industry

Front 4

4th characteristic of newly industrialized countries

Back 4

New levels of foreign investment

Foreign investment aimed @ building export capacity, interest in cheap labor.

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5th characteristic of newly industrialized countries

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An effective bureaucracy

Effective implementation of laws and policies (none of them have this)

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6th characteristic of industrialized countries

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Social Development

-improved quality of life
-life expectancy/ infant death
-med to high freedom house
-civil rights issues

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7th characteristic of industrialized countries

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New Regional and Global Influence
(Tiger vs. Dragon)
-China gives $ to other countries)
-WTO
-voice in the UN
-Role in global manufacturing
-Rich countries rely on them

(All the countries have this)

Front 8

(First) According to the text, what are the 3 key points that underlie political leadership in China?

Back 8

Personal Relationships (Guanxi) are a more important indicator of who has power in China that formal titles. (Who has the best ties)

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(Second) According to the text, what are the 3 key points that underlie political leadership in China?

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Leadership and distribution of power- Depend on political maneuvers among small group of people @ the apex of the party . (Mainly the standing committee of the peli-boro)

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(Third) According to the text, what are the 3 key points that underlie political leadership in China?

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The driving force behind Chinese politics in recent decades has been a struggle b/w reformists and conservatives.

Front 11

Explain the gaps between theory and practice in India's political system.

Back 11

There may be elections but they are often accommodated by violence and fraud. Some suspended because of violence, Not necessarily free or fair.

Front 12

Explain the gaps between theory and practice in India's political system. (2)

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Indian Prime minister have more powers than their liberal democracies, counterparts. as communication has modernized, these powers are limited and leaders have had to rely on fragile multi party coalitions as base of the reports.

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Explain the gaps between theory and practice in India's political system. (3)

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India may federal in theory, but in practices the central government yields so much power over state that state govt have little real independence. Changes with rise of regional political parties. All claim to be federal,but are not.

Front 14

Explain the gaps between theory and practice in India's political system. (4)

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The rights of an individual may be constitutionally protected, but many minorities are against the authority of the central government and caste system still exists.

Front 15

Describe the major principles that have traditionally guided Mexican foreign policy. (1)

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Willingness to recognize other countries besides their ideological learning.

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Describe the major principles that have traditionally guided Mexican foreign policy. (2)

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Support for leftist movements in other parts of Latin America (Support Reform)

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Describe the major principles that have traditionally guided Mexican foreign policy. (3)

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Non-alignment

Front 18

Discuss the core principles that shaped the Mexican constitution of 1917. (1)

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Economic nationalism (limits of foreign investment, limits on foreign ownership of land)

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Discuss the core principles that shaped the Mexican constitution of 1917. (2)

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Gap between church and state- Church has no legal standing, priests couldn't vote. Church cant own land. (Also called secular state)

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Discuss the core principles that shaped the Mexican constitution of 1917. (3)

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It tries to limit the gov from accumulating power but this usually does not work. Congress cant be elected to the same office for consecutive terms.

Front 21

Describe import- substitution industrialization in Mexico. How does this differ from export led growth.

Back 21

This strategy involved the use of tariffs, quotes and other methods to protect domestic industry from the competition posed by imports, exports manufactured items instead of primary goods.

Front 22

What are the four principles of the Chinese political systems? (1)

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Is a unitary state. Local govt have little independence.

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What are the four principles of the Chinese political systems? (2)

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All real power lies w/ Chinese communist party (the cabinet, legislature, and organizations do little more than legitimize the decisions already made.

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What are the four principles of the Chinese political systems? (3)

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Deciding who actually runs China is difficult because titles are not always what they seem.

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What are the four principles of the Chinese political systems? (4)

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There has been an important supporting role for the military in politics, esp. in Cultural Revolution.