POLSCI 2M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Presidential System, Comparative Politics
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Groups are expected to work together and form roles. The finished product will be a 2-page (double spaced) written solution, & a presentation of >5 mins explaining your solution to the class (properly cited) Explain a bit about groups process, issues they considered, and answers they discussed and rejected challenges in the research process. It"s a final grade for the whole group. Final evaluation is confidential and will be able to assess your contribution and your peers. Roles for the case: team coordinator . *will be expected to rotate thru these roles. Scenario 1 gun control in presidential and parliamentary systems. An important focus of comparative politics is explaining why political outcomes vary. This week, you will consider why australia has strict gun control laws and the usa does not. Australia is a parliamentary system, that until 1996, has fairly lax gun control legislation.