state	gov't
GB	queen	PM
Fr	pres	PM
Germany	pres	chancellor


Germany
history
	prussian domination
		junkers
		military
		civil service
	german nationalism 1806
	bismarck's 2nd reich 1871
institutions
east and west
leaders
today's grand coalition

hundreds of different sovereign units of different kinds, like city-states of italy
heart of christian religious split
it IS about theology in germany
by 1800's, prussia dominates
largely undemocratic
expand by military domination
political system prioritizes military
much of middle class is employed by government
nature of german nationalism is undemocratic
once napoleon pushed out, prussia continues domination

germany unified
late to consolidate
	consolidates and wants to catch up on territory/influence with other countries
	late 1800s, huge econ growth, not evenly distrib
	trend toward agressiveness and strong definitions of borders, "this used to be ours, so we'll claim it"
	industrialization
	colonization
	religious splits
	uneven economic dev
WW1
weimar republic (1919-1933)
	multiparty democracy
	universal suffrage
	executive powers - significant (downfall), can rule by decree in emergency, suspend civil liberties
	PR in lower house
	WW1 reparations - crushing
	polarized plularism
	centrist politics in GB and Fr, beginning of WR
	increasing support for communists, nazis gain political power
	nazis had plurality when they came into power
	then repressed everyone and began fascism
	fascism - extreme authoritarian rule of industry, ultra nationalistic, get people to behave like you want
	leads germany into WWII
	people disenchanted with politics/econ
	germany loses WWII

Federal republic of germany
federal institutions
executive
	president - largely symbolic, Horst Culler since 2004
	chancellor - 
	cabinet - members head bureaucracies of germany
legislative
	bundestag - lower house - more people - popularly elected - number varies, district seats always there
	bundesrat - upper house - 
judicial: federal constitutional court