Mexico
Current President of Mexico
Who is AMLO?
Nigerian Independence Date and Former Colonial Power
What is 1960 and the UK
Who is in charge of Russia?
What is Putin
Political system ruled by religious figures
What is Theocracy
Who is the HoG and HoS in China?
What is Gov- Premier, State-President
First president after the dominance of the PRI faded.
What is Vincente Fox
Most are the significant social cleavages [6]
What are region, ethnicity, language, religion, wealth, and education
What is the Duma?
What is the lower house of the legislature, has most of the power. Directly elected by the people.
Authority to dismiss the Supreme Leader
What is Assembly of Religious Experts
Chinese system where party leadership and government leadership are similar, also happens in Iran
What is parallel hierarchy
System of drug dealer networks that challenge political legitimacy in Mexico
What are cartels?
ECOWAS created for
What is political organization that promotes free trade in Africa
Describe the changes made to the Russian government by Putin to increase executive power
What is a six year term, two consecutive term limit, appointment of governors, selection of Federation Council members, and new PR minimum percentage
Final legal authority
What is shari'a
Systems of 'connections' in China base don personal ties and can feed corruption
What is Guanxi
Description of Mexico's system of electing its legislature.
What is combination of FPTP/SMD & PR
Describe the electoral process and minimums for the presidential election
What is a minimum of 25% of the vote in each district, and a majority of the districts. Run off if needs not met.
Cleavages in Russia [name 2]
What is region, urban/rural, ethnicity
Relies on oil income
What is Rentier State
Role of National People's Congress
What is a rubber stamp
Describe Mexico's Executive Branch [3 factors]
What is single headed executive, direct elections, head of bureaucracy, appoints cabinet members, etc.
prebendalism
What is patron-client system
Political party winning the most duma seats most recently.
What is United Russia
Is Iran unitary or federal? Single or dual headed executive? Does it have a constitution?
What is unitary, dual headed, and it has a constitution
Led by Mao Zedong to reform education, vocation, and led by student radicals called the Red Guard
What is the Cultural Revolution