Mexico
What is the lower house in Mexico called?
Chamber of Deputies
The removal of the Prime Minister
What is a vote of no confidence
What is the dominant party in Russia?
What is United Russia
A set of collectively held attitudes, values, and beliefs about government and politics,
and the norms of behavior in the political system
Political Culture
A legislature with two chambers
What is bicameral?
Drug Cartels
The system which a prime minister is elected
What is the FPTP system?
How is the prime minster removed
By the president or a vote of no confidence.
An economic ideology favoring policies that support the free market and reduce trade
barriers
Neoliberalism
A legal system in which previous written opinions serve as precedent for future cases
What is common law?
How many seats are in the Chamber of Deputies and how are they organized/voted in?
300 SMD and 200 PR/500 Total
System used in the Brexit Vote
What is a referendum?
What is the term length and limit for the president in Russia.
What is a 6 year term and 2 term limit (theoretically)
Protest, civil disobedience, and political violence, including terrorism
Informal Political Participation
A Government with a fused Legislative and Executive.
What is the Parliamentary System?
15 years
New branch of the judicial system created in the 90s
civil society
Very weak: Government controlled and the state weakens civil society. Poor civil society.
The use of force, or the threat of force, to get someone to do something they would
not otherwise do
Coercion
judicial reveiw
What is the President's 6 year term called?
Sexenio
The two main parties in the UK.
What are the Conservative and the labor Parties?
What are the 3 powers of the Duma?
-debate and pass laws
-confirm prime minister
-impeach president
When two or more parties agree to work together to form a majority and select a prime minister
What is the Head of state?