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political environment
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- 1relationship with politics and business-business takes place across various boundaries
-political arrangements have a huge impact on business environment
-business activity can influence governments - 2political activity-a process which helps resolve conflicts and offers solutions for problems
-term is often used on a state level - 3government-a process concerned with the exercise and pursuit of power
-they are usually temporary
- almost always hold legitimacy over the people they govern - 4political systemsDemocratic, Authoritarian
-systems can change profoundly quickly - 5Authoritarian Government-enforce rules and regulations so as to maintain power
-authority may come from one person
-the power could occur through election or birth - 6totalitarian- where all opposition is banned
- 7Democratic-it is a government by the people
-introduced in Athens 507 BC
-settles disputes through rational discussion
-direct democracy is through all the members of society being involved in the decision making - 8Democratic processes1.the electoral system
2. the party system
3.a representative assembly
4.a system to allow sectional interests to be considered - 9electoral systems-elections
-elections do not necessarily mean that it is democratic
-first-past-the-post-system:members are elected through a simple majority
-proportional representation:members of assembly reflect the number of voters supporting their party - 10party system-election candidates usually represent a political party
- create manifesto's a platform of policies which they stand for
-parties select and support candidates - 11Left-communist
-socialist
-oldlabour - 12centre-liberal
-social democrat
-new labour
-Democrat - 13right-facsit
-communist
-republican
-capitalist - 14representative assembly-is national, local and regional
-national systems are federal or unity
- in federal power is shared by national and regional assemblies, each with defined responsibilities. - 15pressure groups-give detail ideas of everyday activities
-help provide continuity in communication between governors.
-help to defend minority interests - 163 functions of government-legislative function
-executive function
-judicial function - 17legislative function-the formal power to make laws is embedded into this
-legislature can criticize and censure the executive
-unicameral:one legislative chamber
-bicameral: divided into two assmeblies - 18executive function- small group comprising of ministers and advisers and administrators
- 19judicial function-charged with implying and enforcing the law
-the legal systems and structures vary in different countries - 20how does it affect business-political tendencies of the government
-government is susceptible to influence the business community
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- Level 4 Business Environment Flashcards on political environment, created by caroline.koziol on 22/01/2016.
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