Germany
Political Science 2003 with Ryan at University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
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By: Kim Cross
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Identity Politics
politics where a party joins, not for a shared political beliefs- but on race or religion or nationality. Not based on a shared ideology; who are you and not wat you believe
ideologue
a highly partisan supporter of a particular ideology
nihilist
one who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief and advocates the destructions of all established authority and institutuions
cabinet definition
deciding which interst to represent and to whom to represent them to
negative coalition
a coalition based on disliking certain policies (rather than a coalition based on shared belefs) in order to take down another party
jingoism
extreme nationalism marked especially by belligerent foreign policy
head of state
an individual who is simply a figure head or "national flag," represents the country to the rest of the world
reactionary
a staunch conservative who deeply opposes changes of progress and liberal ideas
the advantages of PR and SMDP
Germany's Mixed Mmber system incoporates the advantages of both the P and SMDP sstems. PR= represents the nations parties proportionately; closely represents nations political ideas
SMDP: elects officials are self accountable for their respected districts
Pocket Veto
refusal to sign a bill requiring executive approval
Doltschoss
the theory of legend blaming German's loss in WWI not on military defeat, but betrayal
The Executive
who the ministers of the cabinet primarily represent when the cabinet adopts a political role definition
Jurisdiction
an area of governance or policy over which an entity is granted authority
Populism
a political philosophy advocating power for the common people in their struggle against the privileged elite
Foreign Minister
the cabinet position that is given to the leader of the junior coalition partner
Divided government
a situation in which the upper and lower houses of a parliament are controlled by different parties or coalitions
Policy making authorities
i neocorporatist systems, its wha the state give to semi public intuitions
weltansschauung
the german term describing comprehensive world view
civilian supremacy
the subordination of the military under civilians
realpolitik
foreign policy based on power
stasi
east german secret police
appellate court
a court empowered to review and possibly overturn decisions made by lower courts
protest party
a party more interested in raising awareness about a particular political issues and less interested in winning seats
confederation
an association of states in which each retains full soveriegnt that cannot be overridden by the central government
fall of government
the result is a government resignation
postmaterialism
a philosophy or ideology (such as that of the German Green Party) which focuses primarily on non-economic or quality of lie issues like social ustice, environmental concerns
judicial review
the ability of a court to evaluate laws/acts by other branches of government and nullify them if deemed unconstitutional
xenophobia
fear or hatred of foreigners
characteristics of extreme right parties
violent populism
radical intolerance
biological nationalism
3 conditions nder which extremist parties may become successful
salience of cultural issues
poor eonomic conditions
low election turnout
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By: Kim Cross
Created: 2010-12-05
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Created: 2010-12-05
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