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| When no party holds a majority of seats in parliament |
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| A body of voters in a defined area who elect an official to represent them in office. |
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| Right to a fair trial, challenge evidence |
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| Parliamentary Sovereignty |
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| The doctrine stiuplating that acts passed by the House of Commons are Britain's supreme and final source of law |
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| According to reading, what was 'Bloody Sunday' |
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| The most violent day in the battle for people fighting for Northern Ireland's Independence from the United Kingdom. 13 unarmed Catholic protesters killed by British troops in 1972 |
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| What is the impact on parties of the two predominant electoral systems |
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SMDP- Normally causes two dominant parties. Hard for new parties to enter. Ideology becomes moderate.
PR- causes multiparty system. New parties enter easily. Ideology pushed to extremes. |
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| An elected position in a district that reliably votes for one party by a large margin. |
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| What is a 'backbench revolt' |
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| When "newer" members (Junior MPs) of the House of Commons break ranks from their party and vote opposite of the elders. Rarely happens. |
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| what is 'accountability'? |
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| Ability of one political entity to check power of another |
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| What are three reasons that rapid/fundamental change in a state tends to produce a need for a codified constitution |
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1) Stability- need for quickly rule set
2) Legitimacy- acceptance
3) Demarcation- set apart form old |
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| Three main criticisms of devolution as noted in class |
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1. regional tension
2. No parity in application
3. loss of sovereignty
NOT- concentration of power |
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| The "West Lothian Question" refers to process of |
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| Which of the following is not one four elements of an ideology with regard to social ills. |
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Initiation
What it is: evaluation, prescription, perception and _______ |
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| Political parties which downplay strict ideology in order to attract people with diverse positions |
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| Westminster is shorthand for: |
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| Which is not one of the reasons noted in class that British parties are so cohesive and disciplined? |
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Ideological tolerance
Reasons- parties control individual careers, voter expectations, need party unity to govern/oppose |
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| Explicit statement of policies a party will enact if it is elected issued during a political campaign in Britain |
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| Broken Windows Theory has to do with... |
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| A declaration of incompatibility is a finding by a British court that a particular law is in violation of what? |
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| European Convention on Human Rights |
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| 'Contingent' legitimacy is given by the people to a particular government based on that government's... |
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| In centrifugal party systems, political parties compete for votes by appealing to which part of ideological spectrum? |
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| Leadership of the opposition in the House of Commons |
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| Modernization Theory is framework designed to help us understand... |
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| A 'peer' is a member of the... |
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| Those in Northern Ireland who wish to break away from Great Britain and unite Northern Ireland with the rest of Ireland are called... |
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| The right of a person not to be held by police without charges being filed |
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| The "fall of the government" refers to a... |
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| Process of destroying the weapons of illegal paramilitaries in Norther Ireland is called... |
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| In 2010 British general election, which parties won the most votes of the following?... |
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| Monster Raving Loony Party |
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| The label' coalition government' refers to what type of situation in parliamentary systems? |
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| Groups of people who are made to bear the blame for others.. |
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| In the readings, how are 'French Republican Values' defined? |
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-Secularism in public life
-Complete religious freedom in private |
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| What is the name of the type of clothing worn by some Muslim women that was very recently banned from 'public spaces'? |
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| What is decree power AND why is it especially important within the French political system? |
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| Decree power is given to the president. He may pass administrative decrees down without objection. 80% of "laws" are administrative decrees. |
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| What is the difference between Inquisitorial Systems and Adversarial Systems? |
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| Citizens and politicians opposed to deeper European integration are known as |
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| A new provision that would give EU residents the right to present a proposed bill in the EU parliament if they are able to collect enough signatures is known as... |
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| What is the difference between Laws and Regulations |
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| Laws are passed by voted in officials and are more broad, while regulations are administrative duties passed to show exactly how to start something |
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| When the lack of a stable, effective parliamentary majority produces political paralysis or gridlock, it is called... |
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| 'Disestablishment' refers to the termination of what? |
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| Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of neocorporatism? |
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Over-representation
what it is: formal interest group role, policymaking cooperation, representational monopolies |
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| Powers explicityly granted to one branch government in a constitution are |
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| An economic model or set of policies based on 'neoliberal' principles would favor: |
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| According to lecture, which of the following is NOT one of the historically important social cleavages in the French political system? |
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ETHNICITY
what it is: region, religion, class |
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| The term 'proletariat' is used to refer to: |
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| The so-called 'bully pulput' gives a political actor in a place of authority what sort of power? |
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| Which o the following types of decision rules requires that the'winner' must win 51.1% of the votes cast while not obtaining more than 100% of those votes, regardless of how many candidates or policy alternatives appear on the final ballot? |
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| When eligible voters fail to cast a ballot, they are engaging in a form of electoral... |
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| The indirect electoral system for the French Senat generally gives an electoral advantage to whom? |
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| Which of the following is NOT one of stances of the 'Poujadist' political philosophy that has been part of the French political tradition |
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Anti-business
what it is: anti-establishment, anti-immigrant, anti-intellectual |
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| Economic policies which put restrictions on imports to shield domestic industries from foreign competition are... |
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| The political/social tradition in France which rejects any official recognition of separate communities (everyone is French and only french) |
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| In France, the term 'banlieues' is used to refer to |
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| The Council of State is the highest court in which area of French law? |
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| In France, the term 'gaullist' is used to refer to... |
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| Which of the following is NOT one of the key proposed changes embodied in the Libson Treaty? |
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reform EU 'free movement' clause
what it is: permit EU enlargement, withdrawal clause, binding Rights Charter |
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| When a bill is submitted to the National Assembly under a 'blocked vote', it cannot be... |
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| Process whereby immigrants adopt the customs, values and traditions of their new country |
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| French puppet government yell |
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| According to lecture, what were the causes of Bolshevik Revolution |
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1. alienation of elites
2. revolt of peasants and nationalities
3. WW1 |
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| Latin American term for when parties, ideologies are replaced by one ruler |
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| Former high level Soviet officials who emerged during the transition from communism as extremely rich and powerful elites are known as: |
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| This is where no one is above the law. A crime done by one is the same as a crime by another. Government officials cannot ignore rules |
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| What are the problems with Command Economies? |
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1. Lack of incentives
2. Overcentralization
3. Warped investment allocations |
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| Process of breaking up/splintering of a country of region into smaller, hostile countries. |
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| Political Culture has weaknesses in terms of its usefulness as a toll for explanation. What are they? |
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1. Cannot account for rapid changes (Germany)
2. Can be manipulated by elites and political leaders |
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| What is 'soft' imperialism? |
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| Countries are ruled by their own selves however a larger body really has the control. |
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| What are the two political implications of organicism (organic rule) in the context of Russia? |
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| A full-time bureaucrat and Party worker in the USSR was called |
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| Term for autocracy that is governed by two leaders |
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| Term used to describe non-Russian ethnic groups in Russia |
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| NNGO's serve as advocates for the interests of: |
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| State founded and governed by the laws of Islam |
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| First elected president during the post-USSR democratization process |
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| Horizontal Accountability |
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| The ability of various branches of government to hold other branches accountable |
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| Russia's current (2010) domestic intelligence agency is the |
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| Economic reforms that produce rapid transition from state-controlled to free market economy |
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| The consolidation of a system with a primacy of laws, rules and formal structures over informal sources of power |
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| In Russia, the phrase 'black widows' is used to refer to... |
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| Which was NOT mentioned as a source of disillusionment with Western democracy in early post-Soviet Russia? |
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Managed democracy
what it is: center periphery crisis, explosion of corruption, economic reform failure |
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| The term 'Warsaw Pact' refers to... |
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| Communist military alliance |
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| Inter-confessional conflicts are between groups separated by... |
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| The term 'siloviki' refers to... |
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| The principles of a political party to which loyal members are expected to adhere |
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| The term 'nomenklatura' refers to |
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| Soviet bureaucratic staffing system |
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| The forced expulsion one ethnic or religious group from a region by another group using violent means |
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| A decision making style of where debate is allowed at highest level, but once a policy is chosen, no further debate is allowed |
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| Groups that seek to withdraw from existing unit and form a new independent country |
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| The term 'Caesaropapism' refers to a system in which the powers of which two institutions are combined |
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| What is the difference between speculation and investment? |
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| What were the two primary consequences of Japan's economic bubble? |
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1. Massive Debt Accumulation
2. Unsustainable and Distorted market values |
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| What were the political consequences of Japan's Lost Decade? |
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1. Loss of LDP monoopoly
2. politics of zero sum
3. rudderless government |
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| What is a deflationary spiral? |
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| deflationary episode where decreases in price lead to lower production, which in turn leads to lower wages and demand, which leads to further |
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| What are two key distinctions which differentiate 'revolutions from above' from other patterns of macropolitical change? |
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1) Who is Involved: One set of elites (modernizing) taking power from another set of elites (traditional). Like Coups (few people involved)
2) What type of change?: ‘Revolutionary’ change to both political and social structures (modernization). Like Social Revolutions( great deal of change) |
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| A system in which autonomous peasant villages are required to give surplus production to the state, not local landlords is called... |
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| What is a plenary session? |
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| : meeting at which members or bodies who normally meet separately convene as a single body |
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| The term 'Newly Industrialized Countries' referes to... |
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| term describing a roup of countries that achieved rapid economic growth beginning in 1960’s using Japanese-style guided capitalism |
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| a system of governing in which politicians directly offer benefits (eg, jobs, contracts, help with bureaucracy, etc.) in return for support (eg, votes, campaign contributions) from individuals or networks |
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| What two political concerns warped the LDP financial stimulus package? |
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1. Bankruptcy/Unemployment fears
2. Dango System |
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| The term 'descent from heaven' refers to... |
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| bureaucrats entering private sector |
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| Conditions which punish some behaviors and reward other behaviors are what type of structures? |
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| 'Activist' judiciaries show a willingness to intervene in what sorts of issues? |
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| The practice of devoting exclusive or special attention to narrow, specific interests at the expense of society as a whole |
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| Firms that cannot survive on their own and are kept alive by government-backed bank loans... |
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| Legal term used to describe citizenship based on blood |
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| The Nikkei Avereage is Japan's |
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| The dango system represents a type of... |
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| Japan's so-called 'Lost Decade' was a period of |
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| A 'security umbrella' covers what? |
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| Which of the following was NOT one of the three basic elements of the ideology held by WW2-era Japanese hardliners |
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Radical socialism
what is is: societal militarism, racial superiority, hyper-nationalism |
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| An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party is known as... |
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| A legally recognized participant in an armed conflict who is protected by and subject to the laws of war |
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| The phrase 'Iron Rice Bowl' is used in reference to |
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| lifetime tenure in bureaucracy |
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| Which of the following groups does not form part of the so-called 'iron triangles' in Japan |
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civil society
what it is: bureaucrats, key lawmakers, interest groups |
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| Embargoes place restrictions on certain types of... |
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| In international relations generally, an area in which one regional or global power is dominant is called a... |
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| A situation in which an initial advantage leads to an additional, reinforcing advantage is called a... |
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| In a system of 'guided capitalism' there is what mix in the economy? |
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| state supervision, private ownership |
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| The sometimes controversial Article Nine of the Japanese Constitution deals with |
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