1. Fundamentals of Law and Government
Structure and Forms of Government:
Liberal Democracy and welfare state, Autocratic Systems, Totalitarianism

2. Political System What is Political system?
What constitutes a political system?
What are the functions of the political system?

3. Democracy What is democracy?
What is the origin of the concept of democracy?
What are the core principles of democracy?

4. What are the basic principles on which democracy is based?
Why can we call some states „democratic” and other not?
Is democracy the best political system?
Are there any alternatives?

5. Social democracy and Liberal democracy
What is liberal democracy?
What is social democracy?
What are the differences?
What are the similarities?

6. What is welfare state?
What is the origin of the concept of the welfare state?
Can the concept of the welfare state be criticised?
Why and by whom?

7. Autocracy What is autocracy?
Can we point out the origin of the concept of autocracy?
Who is entitled to sovereignty in autocratic states?
What is the most characteristic feature of autocratic states?
What are the historical examples of autocratic states?

8. How does autocratic states affect the sphere of rights and freedoms of the People?
Is transition from democratic to autocratic system possible?
When and why?
Is transition from autocratic to democratic system possible?

9. Totalitarianism What is totalitarianism?
What is the origin of the concept of totalitarianism?
Did Plato invented totalitarianism? How does his vision of perfect state looked like?
What are the core principles of totalitarianism?

10. What are the most characteristic features of totalitarian states?
What are the historical examples of totalitarian states?
Is ideology a necessary part of totalitarianism?
What are post-totalitarian regimes?

11. How do totalitarian states affect the sphere of rights and freedoms of the People?
Is transition from democratic to totalitarian system possible?
When and why?
Is transition from totalitarian to democratic system possible?