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Comparative Government and Politics (Theory)
This paper studies some model constitutions of the world, other then the European ones. The historical background of individual constitutions is to be emphasized to gain an understanding of its evolution. This paper acquaints the students with the meaning of fundamental institutions of democratic regimes: legislatures, the executive and its bureaucracy, law and judicial systems. Furthermore, the political institutions are to be studied in the light of the political process to gain an understanding of the dynamics of actual politics and policy making.
The meaning, nature, scope, and significance of comparative politics,
traditional and modern approaches of comparative politics; Comparing Regimes: Authoritarian and Democratic
Parliamentary and Presidential: UK and USA
Federal and Unitary: Canada and China
mixed political system: France and Sri Lanka
First past the post, proportional representation, mixed systems
Party Systems: one-party, two-party and multi-party systems
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