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**Political Culture and Development **
Key Events in Political Development (Choose three you think are most significant, influential and explain in 1-2 sentences)

Characteristics of Political Culture (Choose the three you think are most significant, influential and explain in 1-2 sentences)

Sources of Political Legitimacy

** Political Participation **
Type of Party System

Major Political Parties (Identify the major parties, briefly describe their platforms, indicating where they fall on the political spectrum - Centrist, Right of Center, Left of Center, Far Right, Far Left)

Result of last elections (executive and legislative branches)

Interest Groups

Existing political cleavages

__**Division of power**__ Federal or unitary (provide explanation if necessary)
 * Political Structures **

__**Executive branch **__ Recruitment/electoral system

Structure

Functions

Current executive

__**Legislative branch ** __ Electoral system

Structure

Functions

__**Judicial branch**__ (Are courts independent/have power of judicial review?)