Politics And Society
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| Monarchy | A king or queen rules a country, England is a Monarch. Constitutional. |
| Dictatorship | A form of government, where one leader has absolute control over citizens lives. North Korea, Kim Jong un |
| Áras an Uachtaráin | The home of the president of Ireland, In Dublin. |
| Social Contract | Unofficial agreement shared by everyone in society, freedom sacrificed for security. Thomas Hobbes. |
| Banking Method of Education | A term used by key thinker Paulo Freire to criticize the education system. |
| Democratic Classroom | The teacher is the one with control and who has authority. |
| European Green Deal | Strives to improve the well-being of people. Known as 'man on the moon moment'. Making Europe climate neutral and protecting our natural habitat will be good for people, planet and economy. No one will be left behind. |
| Oireachtas | Main role is to make laws for Ireland. Houses in the Oireachtas.. Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann |
| Dáil Éireann | The lower house of the Oireachtas, members called Teachta dála, (TD) or Deputies. Constitution says must be 1 TD for every 20,000 to 30,000 people. Currently 158 TD's |
| Seanad Éireann | Upper house of the Oireachtas has 60 members. known as Senators. |
| European Parliament | Elections held across Europe every five years. Irish citizens elect 11 MEPs. |
| Modernisation Theory | Countries must conform to a western style of living, traditional is viewed as poor. |
| Dependancy Theory | Focuses on the active role that developed countries (the west) play in causing global poverty and and underdeveloped 3rd World Nations. |
| Globalisation | Describes different world countries becoming incorporated into one dominant culture, and eventually take over the world. four main dimensions are Political, Social, Economic and Cultural. |
| Patriarchy | A society that is male dominated, jobs, music, politics etc. |
| Sustainable | Means that it is impossible for something to be maintained at it's current rate or level. |
| Unsustainable Development | Occurs when human activities and urbanisation are based on the exploitation and over consumption of natural resources. leads to enviromental degradation die to rapid depletion of natural resources. |