PS 170 Reviewer 1. Concept of rule of law 2. Types of constitutions (distinctions) 3. Multi-level governments 4. Deconcentration, devolution, decentralization 5. Difference between LG’s general competence vs enabling authority 6. Distinction between bicameral and unicameral (weak and strong bicameral systems) (reading on divided government) 7. Incumbency advantage 8. Political Executive: US Presidency powers 9. Coalition government (types) 10. Concept of personal rule 11. Bureaucracy (definition and administrative capacity) 12. Discount rate 13. Regulation 14. Rent-seeking 15 – 17. “Is There a 3 rd World Policy Process” “Islam, Democracy, and Constitutional Liberalism” “Asian-Style Democracy” “Do Asian Values Deter Popular Support for Democracy in South Korea” 18 – 20. Newspaper from last week to May 20, 2015 Essay 1. Understanding of Judicial Activism 2. Legal Pluralism 3. Strengths and Weaknesses of Federal form of government 4. Distinguish between committee-based legislature and debate-based legislature
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constitutions (distinctions)3. ulti!level "overn#ents$.
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syste#s) (readin" on divided "overn#ent)7. 1ncu#*ency advanta"e2.
Political 34ecutive5 6S Presidency powers7. Coalition "overn#ent
(types)10. Concept of personal rule11. 8ureaucracy (de9nition and
ad#inistrative capacity)12. %iscount rate13.Re"ulation1$.
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>sian ?alues %eter Popular Support for %e#ocracy in Sout.
@orea=12 : 20. Aewspaper fro# last wee0 to ay 20& 201(3ssay1.
6nderstandin" of Budicial >ctivis#2. +e"al Pluralis#3. Stren"t.s
and dvanta"es of presidential rule/. %istin"uis. *etween policy
outco#es and policy outputs
