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European Parliament |
This is the only body in the EU that is directly elected by the citizens. |
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What is to remain in the majority in the House of Commons, must have party support |
This is the main reason party discipline is so strong in the UK |
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unwritten consisting of laws, customs and conventions |
The British Constitution… |
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These are two of the three referendums that have taken place in the UK in the last 20 years. |
Brexit, Scottish Independence and the Alternative Vote |
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This government in the UK uses proportional representation to elect its members |
Scottish National Assembly |
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This the party that one the 2006 presidential election |
PAN |
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This is the institution that is responsible for organizing federal elections |
IFE (The Institute of Federal Elections)? |
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The government has historically limited the power of the Catholic Church by doing this |
not allowing priests to vote |
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Divided government is possible because of this political system |
presidential system |
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On a left– right political spectrum, this would be the correct order of Mexico’s three main political parties. |
PRD, PRI and PAN |
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Civil Society |
organizations that are outside the government, and are voluntary |
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Corporatist Political System |
What is formal relationships between the government and interest groups? |
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Political Legitimacy |
when citizens believe in the government’s right to rule |
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Political Culture |
the beliefs, attitudes and values of citizens |
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Nation |
What is a population with common historical, ethnic, linguistic and/or religious bonds |
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Regime Change |
when one system of government replaces another such as a democracy being replaced by an authoritarian military rule |
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Democratic Deficit of the EU |
the lack of accountability to citizens due to only one body being directly elected |
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Economic Liberalization |
the lessening of government regulations & restriction in an economy to promote a market economy |
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Parliamentary System |
a political system where the executive and legislative branches are fused together |
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Political Ideology |
an individual’s ethical set of ideals, principles, or doctrines about how society/government should work |
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The authority of a state to govern itself without interference from within or outside its borders |
sovereignty |
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A life long process by which people form their ideas about politics and acquire political values. |
political socialization |
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These are the major functions of the Supreme Court in the UK |
the final court of appeals, judicial review, ruling on compatibility with EU law, check on the legislature |
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This is a defining characteristic of ALL states |
their power to hold a monopoly over the legitimate means of coercion (military) |
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This is the difference between a parliamentary system and a presidential system when removing the chief executive. |
in a presidential system the chief executive is voted out by citizens or convicted of impeachment in a parliamentary system the chief executive is removed through a vote of no confidence or his/her party is voted out of the majority |
