Presidentialism Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

AQA Government and Politics Chapter 3: The Prime Minister and Cabinet (Essay Plans) Updated 2023/2024 This Resource includes 11 9-Mark Question Plans and 4 25-Mark Question Plans for the 'Prime Minister and Cabinet' topic - also including a list of key definitions alongside a specification checklist (+ topics that have already come up) For reference I got an A* and almost full marks in Paper 1 :)

Potential/practice exam questions for the final exam (2022) for Introduction to Comparative Politics. INCLUDES answers to the provided 200 practice true/false and multiple choice questions (Total: 24 pages)

state autonomy is - Answer- the ability of the state to wield power independent of public and international actors Which of the following combinations of capacity and internal autonomy best fits the United States - Answer- Low autonomy, high capacity Examples of states that are not or have not been considered failed states - Answer- UK, USA, Japan, India Which of the following states most closely fits the ideal model of a nation-state? - Answer- Japan Which of the following historica...

CPO Exam 2 UF Questions & Answers 2023/2024 How does political violence differ from other forms of violence? - ANSWER--this violence is motivated outside of state control (revolutions, civil wars, riots, and strikes) What are the main classes of explanations for political violence? - ANSWER-1. institutional- existing institutions may encourage violence or constrain human action, creating a backlash (presidentialism) 2. Ideational- ideas may justify or promote the use of violence. (som...

DEMOCRATIZATION, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE J. Shola Omotola University of Ilorin Abstract This article is a contribution to the debate on democratization, good governance and development in Africa. It examines the nexus among the 'embattled trinity,' using a contextual analysis of the Nigerian experience under the fourth republic; but within a broader framework of African democratization hurdles. It argues that whereas democratization, ...

Which of the following statements best describes Latin America? - correct answer It is a region of extreme inequalities What does liberalism -"Classic Liberalism"-mean in the case of Latin America? - correct answer It means limited government and economic laissez-faire According to Chasteen, how can Latin America history be valuable to the US? - correct answer Because it offers new ways to understand US history What best characterizes the first reaction that the Portuguese had toward ...

A colour-coded mind-map showing the various factors influencing the outcome of the 2019 general election.

This course introduces the main theoretical approaches and analytical tools used in the field of comparative politics. While the systematic comparison of political processes and outcomes across different units –mostly across countries- is the core feature of comparative political analysis, the field explores a wide range of political phenomena, navigates in broad geography, comprises contrasting research schools, adopts diverse conceptual and methodological tools, and proposes competing explan...

Document containing detailed notes, with authors in red, of all lecture content (1 to 10) plus added information on each week's reading

each concept has approximately 100 words, including the example. this summary contains a concept list and examples of the following concepts: 1. Politics* 2. State* 3. Sovereignty* 4. Monopoly of legitimate violence 5. Collective goods 6. Unitary vs. federal states 7. Strong vs. weak states 8. Traditional vs. charismatic vs. rational-legal authority 9. Legitimacy* 10. Power* (with the three faces) 11. Narrow vs. broad definition of democracy 12. Direct vs. representative democracy 13. Plural...