UK Elections
5 Years
Public Policy
Basic government work carried out according to policy
What was pre-colonial Nigeria like?
Many independent states?
What is the major political divide in Nigeria?
North and South
What can bring an early election in the UK?
Vote of No Confidence
A system where unelected government workers make most minor Public Policy decisions
Bureaucracy
Before the 19th century, how did Europe benefit from the groups that lived in present-day Nigeria?
Trading ports
The All Progressives Congress Party is a combination of three opposition parties which have little in common. So it's left economically and right socially. What do you call that type of political party?
Catch-all party
Most of the UK is dominated by 2 major political parties, except for what regions?
Scotland and Northern Ireland
What is Judicial Review?
The right of the judicial branch of a state to decide whether laws and actions violate the ultimate law (Constitution) or not.
What has happened to many governments of Nigeria post-colonialism?
Coups
With its Presidential elections and government structure, its bicameral legislature, and its plurality voting system, Nigeria's electoral system is very similar to that of which major country?
USA
(Before Brexit) How was the vote for the EU Parliament in the UK different than other UK elections?
Proportional
What is Pluralism?
The existence of many different interest groups outside of the control of the state
What was special about the 2015 Nigerian Presidential Election?
First successful transfer of power; losing candidate conceded.
What kind of protests hurt Goodluck Jonathan's government and helped him lose the 2015 elections?
Oil
Why has the Conservative Party done so well recently in the UK?
Brexit and Immigration
Interest groups like unions, economic sectors, etc. are controlled and integrated into the state is what?
State corporatism
How did colonial Nigeria economic policy lead to the current north-south economic divide?
Lagos was the UK's trading port and the site of most development
The People's Democratic Party was the dominant party in Nigeria from 1999-2015. How did they try to appeal for votes from the many different parts of Nigeria?
2 possible; they alternate north-south candidates; they appeal to nationalism and a strong centralized state