Electoral Dysfunction
I do not believe in the "supranational"
"Leader" of the Pack
Should you show that much "cleavage"?
With power comes great "transparency"!
100

Electoral system that has powers split between a President and a Prime Minister

What is a Semi-Presidential or Hybrid Regime?

100

An agency of the United Nations; increases the ability to exchange currency between nations and provides financing to stabilize financial crises.

What is the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

100
Currently the President of the Communist Party in China. Works to eliminate the corruption of officials in this country.
Who is Xi Jinping?
100

Has over 148 different ethnicities in the country, resulting in several communication barriers. The northern portion of this country is predominantly Muslim and the South being Christian and several other religions.

What are Nigeria's cleavages?

100

This country has some degree of press freedom, but there is a disturbing trend of journalists being imprisoned in the run-up to elections

How is the transparency of Nigeria?

200

Election system that awards the winner to whomever has the most votes (plurality). 

What is First Past the Post? Or Winner Take All

200
Formed during WWII by the United States and Canada and is composed of 14 members for Europe. Essentially replaced the Warsaw Pact.
What is North Atlantic Treat Organization (NATO)?
200
Was the British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. This individual was the leader of the Conservative Party and continued the policy of Ulsterisation and negotiated the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
200

Has a social cleavage between rich and poor, with wealthier population concentrated in the North and more poverty in the South

What is Mexico?

200

Censors literally any aspect of the media that contradicts the values of the head party. Uses "block and clone" to eliminate foreign social media apps.

How is the transparency of China?

300

A vote held within a state to determine policy by directly asking voters to make a choice

What is a referendum or plebiscite?

*note - a plebiscite is similar to a referendum but is non-binding 

300
Comprised of Mexico, Canada, and the United States to stimulated intraregional trade- resulted in little economic progress of Mexico, thus inciting rebellions for the poor.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
300

The current president of Nigeria

Who is Tinubu?

300

The dominant ethnicity of China, making up about 91% of its population. This creates tensions with minorities like Uighurs and Tibetans

Who are Han Chinese?

300
Lied to the rest of the world about their Nuclear Programs and was punished with sanctions from the UN.
What is Iran?
400

The sense that the citizens have within a state regarding their ability to influence government and policies.

What is political efficacy?

400
Focuses on the development of developing or poor countries by distributing loans with "modest" interest rates. Their goal is to ultimately eliminate poverty.
What is the World Bank?
400
First President of Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union

Who is Yeltsin?

400

The main ethnic cleavage in Mexico 

What are Mestizos and Amerindians/Indigenous?

400
This country is often accused of lying about their GDP and economic success to not only their people, but the world.
What is China?
500

Electoral system that awards seats based on the percentage of votes a particular party earns. Typically associated with multiparty systems.

What is proportional representation?

500

A set of conditions often attached to financing from IMF or World Bank

Structural Adjustment Plan (SAP)

500

President of Mexico from 2018-24. Had previously lost a Presidential election to Pena Nieto and protested the results. After which, he formed his own political movement MoReNa

Who is Andres Manuel Lopez de Obrador? (or AMLO)

500
A type of cleavage in which weakens society by piling differences on top of each other
What is coinciding cleavage?
500
This country does not openly discuss the whereabouts of their soldiers. This means that family members are not always informed about the soldier's death. This country also hides military statistics from the rest of the world, including the number of dead soldiers, the intentions behind foreign diplomacy, etc.
What is Russia?
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