Political Institutions
System that fuses executive and legislative branches
Parliamentary
this type of data is based on numbers
Quantitative
Identify 2 things Mexico has done to consolidate its democracy
Independent electoral commission, gender quotas
Source of power and authority in Iran
Supreme Leader, Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
What is legitimacy?
do government's constituents believe it has the right to use its power
System that separates executive and legislative powers
Presidential
this index measures inequality in a country
Gini Index
Identify 2 things Mexico and Nigeria have done to consolidate democracy
Freedom of Information Acts passed and permit multiple media outlets
This country experienced repeated coups before first peaceful transfer of power in 2007
Nigeria
How can governments maintain legitimacy?
peaceful transfer of power, reduced corruption, economic development, reduced crime
System that fuses parliamentary and presidential systems
Semi-presidential
Which is most likely to change: states, regimes or governments?
Governments
Identify 2 things that inhibit consolidation of democracy
corruption, using the courts as a political tool, violence
This country technically has elections but is dominated by one political party...This is called...
Russia...Illiberal democracy
Negatively affect legitimacy in Iran
2009 electoral fraud; guardian council prevents stops many from running for office
Passing laws is easiest in this system
Parliamentary
Identify 3 things that make a place more democratic
Rule of law, transparency, free media, independent branches
Mexican drug cartels have taken control of
avacado production
Examples of federal states we studied...
Examples of unitary states we studied...
Federal - Russia, Nigeria, Mexico
Unitary - UK, China, Iran
How can devolution affect legitimacy? Identify a country that uses it..
More local control, less voter apathy
The UK uses it
Passing laws is most diffuuclt in this system
Presidential
Would an authoritarian prefer corporatist or pluralist system?
Corporatist
The most dangerous country in the world for journalists is
Mexico
How has Putin changed the federal system of Russia
Divided the country into 7 new districts; took control of who becomes regional governor
Negatively affects legitimacy in Nigeria...
Boko Haram, separatist groups, huge environmental pollution, poverty, kidnapping of students