Basic Concepts

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Basic Concepts

• OfPolitical Science

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Left RightLiberal Conservative

• What is Political Left Right?
• Which Party is Left in the US?
• Republican or Democratic?
• Which one is liberal?
• Which one is conservative?

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Continues.

• What other parties (in other countries) are left?
• Communist Party?
• Social Democratic Party?
• Nazis?
• Fascist?
• Social Democratic Party?
• Christian Democratic Party?

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Continues

• What are the characteristics of Left Right?
• Social Welfare?
• Who is responsible of social problems?
• Government Role?
• Economic Policy?
• Tax?
• Income Distribution Competition

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Economic Liberalism Political Liberalism

• Economic Liberalism--Free Trade
• Politically Conservative
• Economic Conservatism
• Politically Liberal

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State

• Government
• Nation State (Country)
• Nacio Stato
• Blood System

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Political Regime Type
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What is Political Regime?
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Political Regime System of Governance
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How many regimes do we have?
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Three Regime Types
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What is Democracy?
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Assumption 1 Individual as a unit
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Assumption 2 These individuals are equal
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Assumption 3 Each individual knows what is good
for her/him.
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Assumption 4 The collective wills of
individuals can lead to public welfare
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Requirements of Democracy

• Institutionalization Rule of Law
• Rulers
• Public Realm or civil society
• Citizen
• Competition
• Election

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Continues

• Majority Rule
• Freedom of Expression
• Freedom to acquire Information
• Freedom of Organization
• Loser's Right for Second Chance
• Minority Rights

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Electoralism?
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Representing you Two Types of Democracy

• Presidential System
• Parliamentary System

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Differences
Presidential
Parliamentary

• 3-Branch is clear

• 3-Branch is less clear

Vote
Vote
Vote
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Merits and Demerits

• Presidential System
• Visible Leader
• Confrontation btw. Executive Legislature
• Double Legitimacy
• Stable
• Rigid
• Slow Legislation Process

• Parliamentary System
• Invisible Leader
• Less Confrontation btw Executive Legislature
• Single Legitimacy
• Unstable
• Flexible
• Fast Legislation Process

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Which one is better?

• Under what condition?

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What Democracy Is not

• Economic Efficiency
• Administrative Efficiency
• Stability?
• Issues of Governability
• Open Society and Politics but not Open economies