Dutch Politics and Coalition Formation

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from a lecture on Dutch politics and coalition formation.

The Netherlands

A very rich, major agricultural exporter, one of the world's world's top exporters of agricultural goods.

Lower Chamber of Dutch Parliament

Has 150 seats and is the one that selects the time in the year of the government of the state.

Majority of seats in the Dutch Government

At least 76 seats.

Coalition Government Formation Task

Figure out who's in and who's out because you're office seeking and figure out who gets which of That's worth more than anything else.

Head of the Treasury

The person in control of money and usually the second most important job.

Reformed Political Party

Associated with the Presbyterian church and is Calvinist.

Christian Democracy

In The Netherlands, probably means Catholic.

Gamsin's Law

The idea that what you contribute to a coalition, you can get in terms of.

Matthew effect

The rich get richer, poor get poorer. Then what got get, then what don't got don't get