POLS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: European Economic Community, Communist Party Of China, European Central Bank
28 Sep 2016
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Opposition: one or more parties that are not part of government but form a check on the ruling power of the elected party. Cronyism: the practice of choosing or preferring friends/associates of positions of authority. Nepotism: the practice of choosing or preferring relatives for positions of authority. Electoral: people in a political system with the right to vote in elections, enfranchised citizens. Executive: usually the top level of government or the leader. Maintains leadership of the entire political system and often reflects the leadership and preoccupations of the dominant political party. Legislative: referring to the body of a political system with the responsibility to make laws. Bureaucracy: division of government responsible for carrying out public policy and staffed by public employees. Question period: time allotted in the house of commons for mps to ask questions of the pm or cabinet ministers.
