- •Передмова
- •Unit 1 politics. Political science Defining Politics
- •Different Views of Politics
- •Bismarck thought that politics was an academic subject.
- •Politics as the Art of Government
- •What Is Politics?
- •Unit 2 study of politics Approaches to the Study of Politics
- •Traditional Scholarship
- •Social Science and Politics
- •Radical and Postmodernist Criticism
- •Concepts, Models and Theories
- •Unit 3 types of state Politics without the State: Tribal Societies
- •Feudalism
- •States without Nations: Kingdoms
- •States without Nations: Empires
- •Politics between States. Globalization
- •Unit 4 human nature and politics Relationship between Human Nature and Politics
- •Is the State Necessary?
- •Why Should I Obey the State?
- •The Nature of Authority
- •Rights: Natural, Human, Legal
- •Inalienable Rights
- •What are Human Rights?
- •Does Democracy Need the News?
- •Constitutions
- •Uk Constitution
- •Unit 5 political system of the united kingdom and the usa British Constitution
- •Political Party System
- •Major Parties in the uk
- •The Labour Party.
- •8 Draw a similar chart for Ukrainian political parties. Place the parties on the spectrum, match the names of Ukrainian political parties to ideologies. Parliamentary Electoral System
- •The House of Lords
- •The House of Commons
- •Composition of the Government
- •Political System of the United States of America
- •The United States Senate
- •Elections
- •Presidential Elections
- •Primary Elections Explained
- •Unit 6 political systems and regimes Traditional Systems of Classification
- •Regimes of the Modern World
- •Liberal Democracy
- •Economics and Government
- •Areas of Government. Social and Economic Policies
- •Ideology
- •Ideology and Policy
- •Political Spectrum. Role of Government
- •The Old Right: Monarchism
- •Problems with Monarchy
- •The Radical Right: Nazism and Fascism
- •Marxism
- •Leninism and Stalinism
- •Radicalism
- •Radical Theism: Catholic, Protestant and Islamic
- •Ecology as Political Radicalism
- •Feminism as Political Radicalism
- •Liberalism
- •Conservatism. Thatcherism and Neo-Conservatism
- •Defining Democracy
- •Бібліографія
- •Bealey f. The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science: a User's Guide to Its Terms / Frank Bealey. – London: Wiley-Blackwell, 1999. – 396 p.
- •How Do Human Rights Affect Our Life?
- •Impact Cards
- •Human Rights and Responsibilities
- •Relations between Leninism and Stalinism
Liberal Democracy
Liberal democracy is a form of (демократичного правління) that balances the principle of (обмеження повноважень влади) against the ideal of (народної згоди). Its ‘liberal’ features (відображаються) in a network of internal checks on government that (розроблені) to guarantee liberty and afford citizens (захист) against the state.
Its ‘democratic’ character (ґрунтується) on a system of (регулярних та конкурентних) elections, conducted on the basis of universal suffrage and (політичній рівності). Although it (може використовуватися) to describe a political principle, the term ‘liberal democracy’ (частіше використовується) to describe a particular type of regime. The defining (риси) of this type of regime are: 1) (конституційне правління) based on formal, usually legal, rules; 2) (гарантії громадянських свобод) and individual rights; 3) institutionalized fragmentation and (система стримувань і противаг); 4) (регулярні вибори) that respect the principle of ‘one person, one vote’; one vote, one value; 5) party competition and (політичний плюралізм); 6) (незалежність) of organized groups and interests from (системи правління); 7) (ринкова економіка та приватне підприємництво).
Vocabulary Focus. Put the correct words from a–d below in the text. Watch the video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XYXD3YsBxU and check your answers.
Economics and Government
What is a mixed economy? The mixed economy is an economy that is a mix of a market (1)___ in which there is a free exchange of goods in a (2)___ market, and a planned economy which is totally controlled by a governmental entity. A mixed economy has elements of both where there is some free (3)__ in a private sector, but also rules regulations administered by a government. There it is definitely a great (4)___ between economic policies of George Bush in the United States and Barack Obama. George Bush definitely was more yearning towards pushing a market economy, Barack Obama is more geared to rules regulations (5)___ by government but both are actually administering a mixed economy where elements of both private and public (6)____ interact. Even in country like China, which is politically a one-party (7)___ country, the Communist party, there are still elements of capitalism in China, most notably Hong Kong, a huge banking center full of a private (8)___. So for the technical matter, even communist China is a mixed economy.
1. |
(a) |
economy |
(b) |
economics |
(c) |
economist |
(d) |
ecology |
2. |
(a) |
enterprise |
(b) |
individual |
(c) |
independent |
(d) |
private |
3. |
(a) |
change |
(b) |
sale |
(c) |
exchange |
(d) |
expression |
4. |
(a) |
contrast |
(b) |
conflict |
(c) |
contradiction |
(d) |
opposition |
5. |
(a) |
administration |
(b) |
a minister |
(c) |
administered |
(d) |
administrator |
6. |
(a) |
section |
(b) |
sector |
(c) |
elements |
(d) |
servants |
7. |
(a) |
ruled |
(b) |
rule |
(c) |
ruling |
(d) |
ruler |
8. |
(a) |
business |
(b) |
enterprise |
(c) |
economy |
(d) |
economics |
1 Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following words and expressions.
Governmental, huge, towards, planned economy, totally.
2 Comprehension questions.
What main traits does a mixed economy have?
Who definitely was more yearning towards pushing a market economy?
Are there still elements of capitalism in China?
Is communist China a mixed economy?
3 Say if the following statements are true according to the text.
The mixed economy is an economy that is in mix of a market economy in which there is a free exchange of goods in a private market.
Barack Obama definitely was more geared towards pushing a market economy.
In Hong Kong there are still elements of capitalism.
Obama was more geared to rules regulations administered by government but was actually administering a mix economy where elements of both private and public sector are in conflict.
Communist Japan is a mixed economy.
A mixed economy has elements of both.
Some free exchange is important in a private sector.
A planned economy is totally controlled by a governmental entity.
There is a great contrast between economic policies of George Bush in the United States and Barack Obama.
China is a mixed economy.