Contemporary Political Systems 2104-UPIR-D2COPS
Konwersatorium (KON) Semestr letni 2024/25

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

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.

Presentatnions and final test

Introduction to political systems

Political system of UK

Political system of USA

Political system of France

Political system of Germany

Political system of Switzerland

Lecture, presentation