Lesson Plan on Comparative Political Systems: Compare and Contrast the Presidential Election System of the USA to the Parliamentary Election System of Hungary.

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Citizenship; Citizenship Education; Civics; Democracy; Elections; Foreign Countries; Instructional Materials; Law Related Education; Political Science; Presidential Campaigns (United States); Secondary Education; Social Studies

Hungary; United States

This lesson describes the current government of Hungary and its underlying political and electoral systems. The lesson is structured with: (1) background on the parliamentary model of government, political parties, and Hungary's unique electoral system; (2) a summary of the six major political parties in Hungary and voter information for the 1990 and 1994 elections; and (3) conclusions about the fluidity of the electoral system in Hungary and comparisons with the U.S. electoral process. (EH)

1999

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