Terms
removing of a elected official in a parliamentary system
vote of no confidence
dominant party for so long
PRI
founder of the CCP
Mao
countries with unitary states
China, UK, Iran
unitary and federal states
Unitary: all power is in the federal government
federal: power constitutionally guaranteed to regions
only country with a mixed presidential-parliamentary system
Russia
trade treaty with the US signed in the 1990s
NAFTA
100 Flowers campaign
allowed people to speak out against the government
countries with parliamentary systems
UK
state vs nation
nation doesn't need to have a defined land
way for people to influence the government outside of voting
civil society
Oaxaca
led to the collectivization of farming and the deaths of millions
Great Leap Forward
which doesn't belong: PDP, PRI, PAN, PRD
PDP - it is in Nigeria- rest are in Mexico
devolution vs decentralization
devolution - giving powers to regional governments in a unitary system
decentralization - taking powers from central government and giving them to regions in a federal system
these two nations had a Cultural Revolution
Iran and China
1st president of a different party (name and party)
Vincente Fox - PRD
first to unite General Secretary and president
Jiang
Which doesn't belong: president, Guardian Council, Assembly of Religious Experts, Majles
Guardian Council - the rest are voted on by the people
parliamentary vs presidential
parliamentary: fusion of power between executive and legislative branches
presidential: separation of powers between executive and legislative branches
made peace between Ireland and Northern Ireland
Good Friday Accords
privatization of the economy - began in the 1990s
neoliberalism
leader during the Tiananmen Square protest
name the presidential states
Nigeria, Russia, Iran, Mexico
pluralism and corporatism
pluralism - multiple competing interest groups affecting the government
corporatism - state control of interest groups