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reading 1 (ch. 1 and 2)
Government vs governance 1,
Power vs authority 2,
The benefits of comparative polit...
22
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reading 2 (chapter 3 and 5)
5 defining qualities of states 1,
States differ from one another in...,
Max weber definition state 3
32
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reading 4 (ch.6 + art.)
Authoritarianism 1,
Hybrid vs authoritarian regimes 2,
Origins and evolution of authorit...
20
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class 1
Comparative politics 1,
Why comparison 2,
Comparative methods 3
16
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reading 3 (ch. 4 and 13)
Political culture definition key ...,
Civic culture 2,
Elite political culture 3
27
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class 2
Modern state definition 1,
Non state polities 2,
Modern state key features 3
21
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reading 5
4 main electoral systems used in ...,
Functions role of elections 2,
3 major structural challenges wit...
20
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class 3 - non-democratic and hybrid regimes
Four reasons why it s important t...,
Definitional features non democra...,
Different types of non democratic...
21
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reading 7 - ch. 15
5 core roles of political parties 1,
Party identification 2,
Causes for party dealignment 3
19
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reading 8 - ch. 16
Civil society 1,
Interest groups definition 2,
Interest groups roles in demo reg...
20
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class 4 - political participation and culture
Political participation 1,
Interesting questions about polit...,
Modes of political participation 3
17
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class 5 - electoral systems
Why are electoral systems importa...,
Aims of electoral systems 2,
Majoritarian vs pr electoral syst...
20
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class 6 - electoral behavior
Thesis prominent in the literature 1,
Theories of electoral behaviour 2,
Party identification theory 3
11
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chapter 9
Legislature 1,
Legislature vs congress vs parlia...,
Role legislatures in democratic r...
16
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chapter 7 - jurisdiction and courts
Constitution definition 1,
Elements of constitutions 2,
Codified vs uncodified constituti...
18
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chapter 11
Sub national government 1,
Role sub national governments in ...,
In what ways can sub national gov...
21
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chapter 8 - executives
Roles of executives in democratic...,
Executive 2,
Types of executives 3
20
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chapter 10 - bureaucracies
Bureaucracy public administration 1,
Roles of bureaucracies 2,
Red tape 3
23
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class 7 - political parties
Why study political parties 1,
Functions of political parties 2,
Forza italia 3
23
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class 8 - interest groups and social movements
Interest groups 1,
Functions of interest groups 2,
Corporatism 3
18
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class 9 - Q&A + revision party systems
Single transferable vote 1,
Alfred index of class 2
2
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lecture 9 - judiciary + federalism
Why attention to judiciary in pol...,
Constitution definition 2,
Constitutional rule 3
18
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lecture 10 - parliaments
Importance studying parliaments 1,
Legislative bodies 2,
3 functions of parliament 3
17
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lecture 11 - legislative relations
Exucitive legislative conflicts 1,
Systems of government parliamenta...,
Separation of powers 3
13
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question list -> extra info
Legitimacy vs authority 1,
True false in a totalitarian regi...,
Regime vs political system 3
6
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lecture 12 - modern bureaucracy
Modern bureaucracy definition 1,
Career based personnel recruited ...,
Promise of weberian bureaucracy 3
16
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