POLI130France

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Absolute Monarchy

That stage in the evolutionary development of Europe between the more decentralized feudal monarchies of the MA and the constitutional gvnmt

Bourbon Dynasty

(1589-1792) France's Absolute Monarchy

Louis XIV

L'Etat c'est Moi (I am the State). Prime example of complete power of monarch

Revolution

1789 French citizens overthrew the ancien régime and replaced it with a dem rep guided by Decl of Rights of Man & Citizen

Napoleon

Seized power in 1799, meritocratic civil service, elite schools, emperor for life, defeated 1815 Br

Third and Fourth Republics

3rd weakened by irreconcilable splits among ideological factions, German puppet regime WWII. 4th weak electoral sys PR Parl. weak PM

DeGaulle

career military man, savior of france, wanted strong executive 4th, rejected, built 5th

Fifth Republic

Built by DeGaulle, strong executive authority, estab indep nuclear power, averted civil war, revitalized econ, continues today

Semi-Presidentialism (Cohabitation)

An arrangement when presidents lack a majority of legislative power and appoint an opposition PM who can gain a majority of support in legis

SMD

France is a single member district electoral system

Two Rounds

In each district candidates with +12.5% votes face off in 2nd round (unless +50%)

Duverger's Law

Plurality rule election system favors two party domination