| What is a Polity? | An organized and structured system for the government and administration of a political unit such a s a state or city. |
| What are 5 approaches to Understand the EU? | IO, regional integration association, unique organization, a political system and a hybrid. |
| What is a Political System? | The accumulation of interactions and organizations through which a society reaches and successfully enforces collective decisions. |
| What is Governance? | A multi-level approach to decision-making, implementation and rule creation regarding transnational issues. |
| What is Mutilevel Governance | A system in which power is distributed and shared horizontally and vertically among many different levels of government. From the supranational level to the local level. |
| What is a Federation or Federal State? | A system in which authority is divided between two or more levels of government. |
| What is a Confederation? | A system in which independent states come together for reasons of security and interests and working together through joint institutions. |
| In conclusion how can the EU be seen? | As a hybrid organization with both supranational and intergovernmental institutions. |
