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Unit 5
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- 1Values of a Liberal: Left side of Modern Liberalism spectrummore extensive govt regulations of industry, support for labour groups, govt ownership of companies, universal healthcare, extended welfare programs, progressive taxation
- 2Conservative value: right side of modern liberalismreduce govt regulation of industry, limiting the power of labour organizations, more likely to privatize corporations, private healthcare, limited welfare programs, flat taxation
- 3political values of a liberallarger govt capable of taking on larger role in providing services to population, emphasis on using diplomacy over military force, emphasis on environmental protection over economic growth, support legal measures to control and limit gun ownership
- 4politcal values of conseravteivesmaller govt that relies on private citizens and private business to manage more of their own affairs, support for a strong military to contend with international problems, emphasis on economic growth over environmental protection, support for the idea that individuals should be able to own and use gun with limited govt oversight
- 5social values of liberalsecular humanism (human affaits and human reason are emphasized over spirituality and religious belief), promotion of extensive abortion rights, emphasis on rehabilitation of criminals, greater acceptance of non-traditional family structures, reject capital punishment, opennes and broadminded attitudes with respect to various issues of morality
- 6social values of conservativebelief in religious doctrine guiding lawmakers and govt policies, broad limits or a total ban on access to abortion, emphasis on the punishment of criminals, desire to preserve traditional family structures, support for capital punishment for serious crimes, more extensive govt regulation of morality
- 7what the three main branches of govtexecutive, legislative, judiciary
- 8executive branchincludes leader and group of advisors. can be elected, appointed or combination of both. In US, leader is elected and then he or she appoints advisors. In Canada, all these pple are elected by some means. In syria, leader is a hereditary monarch but advisors are elected. In many systems, the executive branch i considered to have the most power.
- 9legislative branchrole varies depending on constitution. In CAD, legislative branch has a tons of power cuz it alone has the ability to pass legislation. in some nations legislative branch provides only symbolic support for executive branch
- 10judiciaryinterprets the constitution, settles disputes and upholds the rule of law.
- 11What is a referendumdirect vote by all eligible voters
- 12what is plebiscitevote by a whole electorate (all in an area, entitled to vote) to decide a question of importance
- 13what is a non-binding plebisciteheld to provide politicians with a sense of the pple's opinion on the issue, but politicians are not required to follow through with what the pple decide.
- 14legislative in canadaincludes House of Commons and the Senate.
- 15bicameral legislaturetwo houses of parliament
- 16house of commonslower house of parliament. but more powerful. bills are voted and debated upon and passed
- 17senateupper house. votes on legislation passed by House of Commons, senate not elected but appointed. virtually always passes bills
- 18executivegoverner general, PM and Cabinet
- 19governor generalrepresentative of monarch, signs bills into law, performs various other official functions, role is largely ceremonial
- 20PMleader of party with most seats in the House of Commons, head of govt, chooses members of cabinet and judges and senators
- 21cabinetcabinet ministers head up various govt ministries, must have a seat in parliament, senators may serve cabinet to provide regional representation where necessary
- 22judicialsupreme court and lower courts
- 23supreme courthighest court in the land (its decisions are final and apply across the nation), judges are appointed (but cannot be removed by PM), court of last appeal, can overturnlaws that are unconstitutional
- 24responsible govtbranch of govt that proposes laws is dependent on the direct or indirect support of the elected legislative branch
- 25Electoral College systemin this system, all voters cast ballots for their choice for president in state presidential elections. The one who gets the most votes is said to have won the popular vote. But these results are not used directly to determine who will win. Instead popular vote is used to inform a second-vote-one by a select group of electors called the Electoral College.
- 26legislativebicameral, house of representatives and the senate
- 27house of representativeselected by the pple, # of representatives determined by population, proposes legislation, debates and votes.
- 28senatereviews legislation passed representatives. can propose legislation. votes on legislation passed by house of representatives. senators are elected - 2 from each state. takes a very active role in making legislation
- 29executive (US)president and the cabinet
- 30The PresidentHead of state. head of govt. signs bills into law. appoints the cabinet
- 31the cabinetsecretaries. responsible various govt departments. cannot be members of congress.
- 32judicial (US)has supreme and lower courts
- 33Supreme courthighest court in the land. judges hold office for life. May be removed by congress. executive cannot influence judge. court of last appeal. can overturn laws that it deems unconstitutional.
- 34checks and balanceswatch videos
- 35proportional representationan electoral method where citizens vote for a party and then seats are assigned based on the proportion of votes cast. resulting a more accurate reflection of the will of the people.
- 36First-past-the-post/pluralityelectoral method where whoever gets the most votes wins.
- 37lobby groupsspecial interest groups that work to influence the govt to act are called lobby groups. work with elected officials and govt employees to get them to introduce and vote for legislation that supports their goals.
- 38What is Oligarchygovernment led by an elite group or family. Most monarchies began from oligarchies.
- 39What is Absolute MonarchyThe hereditary system where power is handed down through the generations. Most monarchies today are just figureheads and the real power is held by elected PM and legislature.
- 40What is Theocracya govt where one individual is the undisputed ruler and is selected through religious beliefs.
- 41Example of theocracyiran becaome an islamic republic in 1979 when majority voted for peope's sovereignty to be replaced by sovereignty of God. Under constitution in Iran, supreme leader of the islamic republic shares power with elected president. Supreme leader is selected by the Assembly of Experts: scholars.
- 42Military DIctatorshipthe most common type of authoritarian govt. Political groups come to power through military might by overthrowing exist govt with the military junta. Key military personnel occupy key govt positions and control all legislative/executive functions of govt.
- 43One party stateonly one party forms the govt and no other party is permitted to run candidates for election. Often communist states. DIsguised as democracy through voting on members of the party.
- 44What is Minority Tyrannywhen minority rules over the majority. This groups enjoys full rights under the law but restricts the majority. occurred in many colonized nations during imperialism.
- 45Techniques of Authoritarianism Example: North Korea1) Personality Cult: Kim Il-sung statues are in many prominent places and people travel to see them. 2) Economic Control: self-sufficient economy, it is entirely centrally-planed and state-owned. Pple in North Korea receive free food rations, healthcare, education and housing and no taxes!
- 46Other techniques of authoritarianism1) use of terror and force
2) propaganda and indoctrination
3) controlled participation in electoral process
4) direction of popular discontent
5) limits on dissent - 47illiberal nationsNation who does not support liberalism but often say they do.
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