Sovereignty, Authority & Power
Government Structures
Electoral Systems and Linkage Institutions
Citizens, Society, and the State
Facts about Megan
100
Human community with shared history, culture and/or political identity
Nation
100
What is the most important decision making body in parliamentary systems?
The Cabinet
100
What is thresholds in electoral systems?
minimum % of vote that a party must receive in order to secure even one seat in the legislature
100
Factors that separate groups within a society are called...
Social Cleavages
100
The cause of Megans rent increase.
What is "her roommate bought a house"?
200
Define Authoritarianism
a political regime where a small group of individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public.
200
Why are the supranational organizations growing?
Globalization
200
What is Plurality?
Winner takes it all in an electoral system.
200
______ : collection of political beliefs, values, practices, institutions that government is based on
Political Culture
200
Megan forgot to fill out this which lead to her having credit card debt.
What is a FAFSA?
300
Can a government have power without authority?
Yes, powerful forces (the military) can impose government on a nationstate without authority or legitimacy
300
Define devolution and state the three causes of it.
Transfer of power from a central government to lower/regional government.
The causes of it are ethnic, economic, or spatial reasons.
300
Congratulations, you get 300 free points! Pick again
300
________ : A citizen’s capacity to understand and influence political events
Political Efficacy
300
Megan visited LSU this many times before attending college?
What is 0 times?
400
“The state is the machinery of politics and the regime is its programming, the government is the ________."
Operator
400
Irregular intervals between elections are common in countries that use what system?
Parliamentary Systems
400
What are three advantages of PR Electoral Systems?
1. Minority interests are represented
2. Women are more likely to be elected to office
3. Emphasis on ideas over personalities
400
Name 3 Types of Social Cleavages
Social Class, Ethnic Cleavages, Religious Cleavages, Regional Cleavages
400
Megans last hair cut was on this weekend.
What is the weekend of September 20th to 22nd?
500
What is the importance of this picture?
The correctness of the response will be determined at the sole discretion of Dr. Meg Meg (Megan).
500
Who said the following quote "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty"
Montesquieu
500
What does FPTP stand for?
First Past the Post
500
State and define the two types of cleavages.
Coinciding (Reinforcing) Cleavages: Identity divisions that coincide with one another for large numbers of individuals. More likely to be explosive
Cross-Cutting Cleavages: Divide society into many potential groups that may conflict on one issue, but cooperate on another. Tend to keep conflict to more moderate levels
500
Megan used this popular slang word in Abby's report for AP Euro last year.
What is "Slay"?