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AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT & POLITICSHAGEDORN CONSOLIDATED & INDUSTRIALIZED DEMOCRACIES: UK & EUDefine each of the following terms in a spiral notebook. All definitions must be numbered according to the list, handwritten in ink and you must skip a line in between definitions. Definitions should be copied word for word from your text glossary, test prep book or another source. Vocabulary notebooks will be due on the day of the unit test.BackbenchersBeveridge ReportCoalitionCollective responsibilityCollectivist consensusCommon Agricultural PolicyCommon Foreign and Security PolicyCommon MarketConfederation of British IndustryConservative PartyCorporatistDemocratic deficitDevolutionEuropean Court of JusticeEuropean Economic CommunityEuropean Monetary SystemEuropean ParliamentEuroskepticFrontbencherGood Friday AgreementGradualismGreat Reform ActHung parliamentIntegrated eliteIron triangleLabor PartyLiberal DemocratsMaastricht TreatyManifestoMembers of parliamentMinistry of MagicParliamentary partyPower sharingRule of lawShadow cabinetSingle European ActSocial Democratic PartySubsidiaritySupranationalThird wayThree pillarsThree-line whipTrade Union CongressUnanimity principleVote of confidenceWhite paperRead and take notes over the material, or read and complete the following in your notebook. UKExplain how the economic problems faced by Britain have had such dramatic political consequences.Define and give examples of gradualism within the context of British political history.Describe examples of the changes made by Prime Ministers Thatcher and Major to the political/economic culture of Britain.Describe how “New Labour” differed from “Old Labour” and from “Thatcherism”.Identify 4-6 major developments in the creation of the current regime.Describe the basic elements of the collectivist consensus.Describe several ways in which the civic culture of the collectivist consensus broke down in the 1970s.Explain why the three major parties in Britain are considered “catch all” parties today.Identify the main characteristics of the Conservative Party that endured its successes and survival.Describe the conflict between ideological and pragmatic politics within the Labour Party that eventually led to Tony Blair’s election as party leader.Explain in general terms how interest groups function in Britain.Explain the roles of the parliamentary party, the shadow cabinet, and collective responsibility in the functioning of Commons.Describe the basics of the debates over the country’s relationship with Europe.EU- (these may not be in order)Identify the most powerful members of the EU and the most dependent members.Describe the Three Pillars of the EU.Describe briefly the origins and development of the EU.Identify the representative elements of the EU.Identify the decision-making elements of the EU.Explain what is meant by the EU’s “democratic deficit”.Describe the most recent proposals for amending the EU treaties and explain why those proposals are controversial.Explain the relationship between national sovereignty and EU membership.READING SCHEDULERead and take notes each night over the pages assigned. Label each reading assignment with the appropriate page numbers and sections in the event you are given a pop quiz over a certain section. Keep up with the reading schedule unless I tell you otherwise. This means if you miss a class or there is a snow day, you are still responsible for the reading and note-taking. Regardless of where we are in our discussion, you must keep up with the reading schedule.DayTonight’s Hauss Reading Assignment +Impt. DatesOther AssignmentsW 1/30p. 65-74Fast Track ch. 7 (use throughout the unit)Th 1/31p. 74-86F 2/1p. 86-91M 2/4Create detailed organizer of UK structureT 2/5p. 91-97W 2/6Take Hauss online quiz & do Practice book questionsTh 2/7Fast Track chp13- answer questions aboveF 2/8Same as ThM 2/11Vocab QuizT 2/12 MC TestW 2/13FRQNOTE: ASSINGMENTS GRADED IN CLASS FOR COMPLETION ON DUE DATE, BUT TURNED IN FOR CREDIT ON TEST DAY. ................
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