Executive Branch
Measures put in place to ensure a "truly national" Nigerian executive branch (both formal and informal accepted)
President must win 25% of the vote in 2/3rds of the states.
Federal character principle: appointed ministers need to be from each of the states
Zoning: informal system where president rotates between North and South
Explain how the Majlis' power is limited even though they are directly elected.
Candidates are approved by the Guardian Council, who are in turn controlled by the Supreme Leader
Explain the effect of Confucian ideas on China's political culture
Idea of social harmony, deference to authority, meritocracy
What are the effects of term limits in Nigeria?
4 for each position, all on the same day leads to a lot of instability when they switacharoo
Describe the political parties in Iran
nonexistent
Reasons the Mexican president is much more powerful than the US president.
Mexico's president can propose legislation; PRI control of gov means less deadlock and more can get done
Name a form of elite recruitment in UK's system
House of Lords has hereditary seats
Give one example of coinciding and one example of crosscutting cleavages in Nigeria (you can use the same one in both)
Mix of: wealth, ethnicity, religion
Describe China's system of electing their executives.
...they aren't
Traditionally handpicked by their predecessor, okay-ed by the Standing Committee.
Gimme a run down of Mexico's four main parties
PRI: literally everything bc cooptation
PAN: right, Christian conservatives & free mrkt biz
PRD: leftist, but internal conflict
AMLO: populist, centered around the dude
Differentiate powers of Iran's Supreme Leader and their president (list 2 powers of the Supreme Leader and 2 of the pres, both formal and informal). Describe their power dynamic.
Supreme Leader:
Political veto power; commander in chief, controls military appointees; control over the Guardian Council; appoints chief justice
President:
Makes budget; initiates legislation; selects cabinet of ministers; technically has control over foreign policy
Effect: Supreme Leader>>>>Pres
Name a check the Russian legislature has over the Russian pres and rate how effective it has been.
The State Duma can reject the President's appointments for Prime Minister. It's not super effective because if rejected three times, the Pres can dissolve the legislature. Can also override the pres with 2/3rds of a vote
Describe UK's legislature in two words. Then, explain why there isn't judicial review in the UK
Open ended p much but should have these ideas:
proper, practical
No written Constitution means that technically everything passed by Parliament is legal.
Describe how the electoral system in the UK reinforces party loyalty.
The party chooses where each candidate runs, so they can threaten disloyal members by putting them in unsafe or lost districts.
Explain how UK's party system makes Brexit so hard
Northern Ireland has an alliance with the Conservative Party, which is how they have a majority. They're aware of this advantage
Similarities:
Both executives can propose legislation; there are probably more but i'm blanking
Differences:
Russian pres elected by people, UK PM elected by legislature; Russian pres cannot serve more than two consecutive terms, UK PM has 5 yr terms but no limit; Russian pres can exercise a lot of unilateral power, UK PM faces lots of deadlock;
Explain why the National People's Congress is referred to as a "rubber stamp legislature" (not the definition, give me aspects of the system). Where is power actually consolidated?
Most people in the NPC are loyal, senior members of the CCP. Power is actually in the hands of the Politburo Standing Committee, a group of 25 people.
Explain how Iranian's ethnic identity has led to political conflict.
Belief that they are ethnically different from the rest of the Middle East leads to more nationalism and increased okay-ness to turn on other countries.
Explain two ways Mexico has attempted to reform its electoral system
Created Federal Electoral Institute, an independent organization to keep track of voting; voter ID cards; public funding for campaigns, limited private contributions
How has the CCP changed over time in terms of ideology?
Under Mao: peasant mobilization, seized land, wanted self-sufficient "communes"
Since Deng Xiaoping: reform and opening, capitalist economic policies
Describe the economic policies of Mao, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping. For each of them, either describe how they did it or the effects of their actions.
Pretty open ended so uh I guess I'm just gonna search it up...
Name two reasons members of Mexico's legislative members seldom vote outside their party
PRI basically controlled everything (including your chances of reelection)
Mexico bars people from serving a second term, meaning there is no informal seniority system like in the US.
Give three concrete reasons why political culture in Mexico is so low
Distrust in government caused by its inability to deal with drug violence, uprisings, economic crises; people believe their votes don't count; PRI controls things anyways; women discouraged from participating; voting was rigged
Explain how the Russian electoral system prevents smaller candidates from running for President
Candidates need to be a member of a party represented in the Duma. Independents need 2 mil signatures to run.
ROSIE'S RANDOM REQUEST:
define federalism.
shared power between states/provinces and national government.