Contemporary Political Systems

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Course ID:	2104-UPIR-D4CPS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Contemporary Political Systems
Name in Polish:	Contemporary Political Systems
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	(in Polish) The course covers doctrinal and legal and political issues in the field of the history of political institutions, comparative constitutional law and electoral sociology, including in particular the issues of electoral systems and government systems in democratic countries.
Full description:	(in Polish) The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about the doctrinal foundations, constitutional tradition and constitutional forms of modern democracies, with particular emphasis on the impact that the dissemination of electoral law and the development of modern political parties had on their political structure and functioning. The thematic scope includes theories of state authority, the political and political significance of the referendum and general elections, models of government systems and directions of political changes in Europe and the United States from the end of World War II to reforms undertaken today. A historical, problem and comparative approach is presented. The exercises are devoted to the analysis of constitutional principles of the system of government in selected countries in monographic terms, i.e. in Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Constitutions and constitutional acts of: Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland Open access handbook: https://www.academia.edu/38066280/CONTEMPORARY_POLITICAL_SYSTEMS Handouts
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) After completing the course the student knows: - electoral system classification criteria; - features of electoral systems used in modern democracies; - basic constitutional models of government systems in modern democracies; - constitutional foundations of the system of government in Great Britain, the United States of America, the Fifth French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Swiss Confederation. After completing the course the student is able to: - explain the causes and effects of primary and secondary electoral deformations; - apply basic methods of proportional distribution of seats in the constituency; - identify ideal-typical political institutions of individual models of the government system; - explain the functioning of the government system; - explain and assess the causes and effects of political reforms in Great Britain, the United States of America, the Fifth French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Swiss Confederation.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Presentatnions and final test

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