The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, December 10, at 8 a.m.

You will recall from the syllabus that the final exam is worth 100 points.  The points will be distributed as follows.  In the first section of the exam, there will be a list of terms and concepts.  You have to fully identify and provide information on the significance of five of the terms.  Each is worth 10 points for a total of 50.  The second part of the exam will consist of (probably) four essay questions.  You will have to answer any two of these fully and precisely.  Each is worth 25 points for a total of 50 points.

Here are a few terms, concepts, and issues to guide your study.
 

Charles deGualle Maastricht Treaty Fourth Republic (France) Fifth Republic (France) dirigisme convergence criteria cohabitation Constitutional Council (France) National Assembly (France) Senate (France) Reassemblement pour la République Front National Jean-Marie Le Pen jus soli jus sanguinis Gender parity law (France) Greens Ossie Wessie Second Reich

Bismarck Weimar Republic Democratic corporatism Länder Bundestag Bundesrat constructive vote of no confidence Christian Democrats (CDU – Germany) Republikaner Kinder, Kirche, Küche Risorgimento Victor Emmanuel II Garibaldi Mussolini Berlusconi Lega Nord comuni (Italy) abrogative referendum (Italy) Ulivo (Italy)

Compare the power and authority of the presidents in France, Germany and Italy.
What are the veto powers of the presidents of France, Germany, and Italy?
Describe the process for electing the Presidents of France, Germany, and Italy.  Why does each country use the system or process that it does?
Compare the role and powers of the prime ministers of France, Germany, and Italy.
Describe the process for electing the Prime Ministers of France, Germany, and Itay.  Why does each country use this system?
What is the relationship between the national and subnational governments of France, Germany, and Italy?
What makes the French Fifth Republic a semi-presidential system?
What is the importance of the referendum in France?
How would you describe the relationship between the National Assembly and the French President?
What is a Center-Right party and how does it differ from a Center-Left party?  What are examples of Center-Right parties and Center-Left parties?
Compare and contrast the notions of citizenship in France and Germany.  Why do the countries have different views of what makes a person a citizen?
What is nationalism?
In which of the three countries (France, Germany, or Italy) do women have the most rights or freedoms?  Compare the position of women in the three countries.
Why was it difficult for the Germans to unify?  What obstacles did German nationalists overcome to unify the country in 1871?  Why was unification important to the economic development of Germany?
What was the role of Napoleon in the eventual creation of the Second Reich in Germany?
Why did the new government of the Federal Republic of Germany adopt the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) instead of a Verfassung (constitution)?
What is the relationship between the Bundestag and the Bundesrat in Germany?
What hindered the unification of Italy?
How would you describe the Italian economy?  Why?
How would you describe the Italian welfare state?  Why?
What is the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Italian government?
Of the three countries examined here (France, Germany, and Italy), which appears to be the most highly integrated into the European Union?  Which is the least integrated?