POG 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: European Debt Crisis, Financial Crisis Of 2007–2008, Constitution

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POG 240
• Professor: franciswiafe-amoako

Document Summary

Economic crisis: unemployment (7. 8 in 2008); immigration, attitude towards eu; favourability fell from 60-41 between 2012-2013. States and religion; wearing conspicuous religious symbols (2004) Executive (mixed system): two headed executive, president elected by popular vote for 5 year term, president can dissolve parliament, can call for a referendum, political power proceeds from the president. Prime minister: appointed by the president and head of government, very concerned about harnessing parliamentary majority for presidential policies, cohabitation. It is the coexistence between the president and the prime minister from two opposing political parties. It comes from the constitution of the french fifth republic. National assembly elected by popular vote for 5 years. Regional and municipal government: cabinet, council of ministers, committees, censure (50+1) to reject a government, no judicial review. German an nato (kosovo, 1999 and afghanistan, 2001) Effect of the 2008 global financial crisis.