Federalism & Referendum (Steiner, Ch 5)

            I.  Definitions
            II.  Switzerland- diverse, yet stable
                    A) federalism
                            Economist: "Untangling the System"
                    B) cross-cutting cleavages
                    C) referendum
                            -advantages
                            -disadvantages
                            Economist: "The People's Voice"

            The State & Interest Groups (Steiner, Ch 6)
 
            III.  3 Views of the State
                    A) input-output
                    B) self-interested
                    C) Marxist
            IV.  Interest Groups
                    A) pluralism (US)
                    B) corporatism (Euro)
                    Economist: "Ex Uno, Plures"