UK
This document required the king to uphold feudal customs and rights, subjecting the English monarchs to the rule of law.
What is the Magna Carta?
The most powerful figure or group in the French political system
what is the president?
a model of non-democratic rule that is characterized by religious leadership and political leadership fused into a single sovereign authority
What is a theocracy?
the electoral system used to elect members of Nigeria's lower house (the House of Representatives)
what is single-member district w/ plurality?
China's most powerful political institution.
What is the Communist party?
a system based on local customs and precedent and serves as the basis for contemporary legal systems in the United Kingdom and many former British colonies.
What is common law?
the electoral system used by France to elect their president and National Assembly
Executive power in Iran lies primarily with
What is the Supreme Leader and the president?
Which system of non-democratic rule best describes Nigeria from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s?
What is military rule?
The type of legislative-executive system in China
What is Communist Party nondemocratic regime?
Historically, the UK's political regime has been notable among the world's democracies because of its highly ____ features.
What is majoritarian?
Created by the Fifth Republic, this council settles constitutional disputes.
What is the Constitutional Council?
A body of 88 members that chooses the supreme leader, all men and Islamic scholars, who are popularly elected for eight-year terms.
What is the Assembly of Experts?
this is a powerful force in Nigerian politics, characterized by deep-seated rivalries between the Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Fulani peoples.
What is group identity?
China's chief judicial body
What is the Supreme People's Court?
A state in which no formal powers are constitutionally reserved for regional or local governments
what is a unitary state?
an instrument that limits the French legislature's ability to amend legislation, forcing the legislature to accept bills in their entirety and allowing amendments only if they are approved by the government.
What is the blocked vote?
the extremely influential paramilitary group that emerged from the 1979 revolution
what is the Revolutionary Guard?
Independent Nigeria's most prominent form of government, characterized by both authoritarian and democratic leaders shored up by the economic privileges those leaders grant to loyal followers.
What is patrimonialism?
The CCP exercises control over the state, society, and economy through this system
what is the nomenklatura system?
one of the few checks on the government and can occur when the chamber rejects a measure deemed of high importance to the government
what is a vote of no confidence?
The French term for an emphasis on state authority in economic development.
What is dirigisme?
Iran's unicameral legislature
What is the Majilis?
The quota system used to appoint ministers from each of the states of the Nigerian republic to the Federal Executive Council
what is the federal character principle?
During this period, those with the most economic and professional expertise were targeted by Mao.
What is the Cultural Revolution?