Concept Definition
The process by which political power is transferred down to lower level structures of the state is called
Devolution
Guardian Council
Distinguished members of society that are given lifetime appointments to the House of Lords are called
Life Peers
In theory, the political division of Russia's regions reflects what type of political system?
Asymmetric Federalism
The name of China's legislative branch is
National People's Congress
a political system in which the head of government and the head of state roles are combined into a single executive position is called a
Presidential System
The UK parliamentary election system is a classic example of
First Past the Post Elections/ SMPD
The name of the party that first pushed for Brexit and eventually managed to get a sizable portion of ideological nationalists on board with the project is
UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party)
The Russian government institution in charge of promulgating the budget and appointing the heads of all descentralized offices is the
Prime Minister
Name all three leaders listed in the Chinese Constitution
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Xi Jinping
Having a sense of awareness about belonging to a distinctive group of people, feeling pride on them, and then believing that you all share a unique political destiny is the definition of
Nationalism
Identify a major electoral reform that took place in Iran in 2010
Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations that assist the government in making policy are called
Quangos
The Russian Judicial system is often accussed of using what unfair authoritarian legal trope to help cement the power of the ruling elite?
Rule by Law
What is the equivalent party structure to the State Council in China?
The Politburo Standing Committee
One danger of having both High Autonomy and High Capacity is that it may lead to
Authoritarianism
These networks of political support were stronger under PRI rule than they are in Mexico since elections have become more competitive, but their legacy is often attributed with corporatist policy making in Mexico (note CADRES are this in China)
What are camarillas
over 2/3rds of all UK Members of Parliament attend university at one of these academic institutions?
Russia is best defined as what type of authoritatian regime?
Illiberal Democracy
China's extensive network of electronic censorship, alternative state-controlled internet navigators, and electronic surveillance systems is called
The Great Firewall of China
A collection of people bound by shared institutions that define how human relations should be conducted
A Society
When a country establishes a strong social safety net with unemployment , health and even education benefit available to those in need we refer to that country as a ____________ ____________
What is a Welfare state?
How did Tony Blair term his policy approach?
The Third Way
Which is the only Russian institution capable (in theory) of starting the destitution process of the President?
The Federation Council (but they can be dismissed by the president and it takes 2 rounds of 2/3 of the votes for impeachment!)
Identify the direction of the migration pattern in modern China
West-East