POLITICAL SYSTEMS Presidential systems executive power = president legislative power = unicameral or bicameral parliament both have legitimacy derived from people USA president is the only executive‚ the only one responsible president is also the prime minister and the lead symbol of the state president cannot dissolve (rozpustit) parliament parliament cannot dismiss president (only impeachment) system of checks and balances – limits of powers – absolute separation of powers Hard to
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POLITICAL ISLAM IN THE ERA OF NEOLIBERALISM The main topics The post-Islamist Turn (Asef Bayat) The relationship between the urban dispossessed and radical Islam (Asef Bayat) Understanding of political Islam from a historical materialist perspective (the debate between Amin and Tariq Amin-Khan) “What is post-Islamsim”: First of all‚ it should be clarified at the very beginning that the categories “Islamism” and “post-Islamism” serve primarily as theoretical constructs to signify change‚ difference
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Political Science101 Alex Lust Erin Deng 05/15/2011 Question 1 American citizens have less tax burdens than people in most West European countries. The United States government also spends less money on social programs than most West European countries. They are all democratic countries‚ they have some similar cultures‚ and they even at the same development degree. However‚ what makes the difference on levying taxes and spending money? It should be explained from economic‚ political and cultural
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In order to explain this phenomenon we must first observe the age distribution of Facebook users and the development of political opinions over the lifespan. As previously discussed‚ the Pew Research Center study found that there was a steady decline in Facebook use among adult Internet users as age increased. As the use of Facebook among the millennial generation is higher than all older generations‚ culminating in a 31 percent difference between millennials and Internet users 65 years and older
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The recent political crisis in Mali has something to do with the Tuareg people that live in this region and the general religion of the region. The Tuareg people are nomadic farmers. North Africa is primarily Muslim and is heavily influenced by what happens in the Muslim world. Muslim rebel groups like the Ansar Dine seek a nation that abides by Islamic Law. Others like the Islamic Movement for Azawad seek an independent state in Northern Mali and acknowledgement of that state by the world. Mali
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It is the liberty which men enjoyed in the imaginary ’state of nature’ when civil society did not exist. It is generally identified with unlimited and unrestricted freedom. Rousseau was the chief exponent of the concept of natural liberty. In his opinion‚ man lost natural liberty with the emergence of the state or civil society. But such a concept of liberty is illusory. It is license‚ not liberty. 2. Civil Liberty: It implies freedom enjoyed by the people in civil society. It denotes the civil
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The political environment in a country affects business organizations and could introduce a risk factor that could cause them to suffer a loss. The political environment could change as a result of the actions and policies of governments at all levels‚ from the local level to the federal level. Businesses need to be prepared to deal with the fallout’s of government politics locally and internationally. Let’s first define Political environment‚ there are several factors that creates an Inter-linkages
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In international business‚ knowledge about political environments is very important. Why? Please provide examples. The Political environment is often a direct consequence of the political parties in power‚ which represents the popular opinion of the citizens of the region. If the citizens are‚ for example‚ pro-Big Business then probably taxation will be modest and there will not be a lot of stringent rules about environmental considerations.If the citizens are very concerned about safety issues
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Methodology of Political Science Objectives: At the end of my report my classmates should be able to: 1) Understand the current fields of study of Political Science in which most political scientists work. 2) Differentiate the Relationship of Political Science with other Disciplines‚ especially among those in the social sciences which is closely linked with one another. 3) Apply the different methods of Political Science used by political scientists for the study of institutions
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Political Participation The term political participation refers to different mechanisms of public to express opinions or to influence political decisions. Typically‚ political participation is often defined in terms of instrumental acts‚ such as voting in national elections. Thus‚ political activities beyond voting are regarded as unconventional. Indeed‚ through voting‚ the members of the modern society are able to express their opinion about public policies. However‚ the democratic process
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