POL SCI 2 Chapter Notes -Totalitarian Democracy, Protestant Reformation, Lower House
12 Nov 2013
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The german state is federal because sovereignty and nationhood came every late to germany. Some people are very conservative about nationalism and advocate eurozone integration. Later comer in both, democracy and capitalism. Its location has placed it at the center of european affairs for many centuries: doesn"t really have natural barriers, borders 9 other countries. Has found itself externally vulnerable and internally divided. National unity, industrialization and democratization came later than it did for its surrounding neighbors. Development of the state proceeded industrialization which led to authoritarianism and mercantilism. The absence of a central state (800-1806): The empire began with the foundation of charlemenge"s holy. Roman empire: had a very decentralized and weak emperor, which was surrounded by princes and a congress. There were too many subdivisions of power (regional princes, etc: this all caused a lack of unison. The protestant reformation also divided the state further.
