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Electoral Dysfunction
I do not believe in the "supranational"
"Leader" of the Pack
Should you show that much "cleavage"?
With power comes great "transparency"!
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Election system that awards the winner to whomever has the most votes (plurality). 

What is First Past the Post? Or Winner Take All

100
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)?
100
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?
100
Has cleavages mostly seen between the rich and the poor, the rich being mostly in the northern urban areas the poor being mostly in the southern areas. Has widen tremendously after NAFTA.
What is Mexico?
100
Censors literally any aspect of the media that contradicts the values of the head party. Has its own Facebook. It's lack of communication leads to "Nail Houses".
How is the transparency of China?
200

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

What is a Semi-Presidential or Hybrid Regime?

200
An agency of the United Nations; increases the ability to exchange currency between nations.
What is the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
200
Currently the President of the Communist Party in China. Works to eliminate the corruption of officials in this country.
Who is Xi Jinping?
200
Has over 148 different ethnicities in the country, resulting in several communication barriers. The northern portion of this country is completely split from the southern portion, the north being predominantly Muslim and the South being Christian and several other religions.
What are Nigeria's cleavages?
200
Allows an open and free media with a threat not from the government but from terrorist organizations such as Boko Haram.
How is the transparency of Nigeria?
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
Created the "Red Book" and began the simulation of Communism in China.
Who is Mao Zedong?
300
China's cleavages are mostly between these ethnicities.
What are Han Chinese, Tibetans, and Uyghurs?
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
Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
400
These two ethnicities clash in the state of Mexico. One of which being a blend of Spanish and European while the other being indigenous people.
What are Mestizos and Amerindians?
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
Promoted the elimination of minority white-ruled governments in southern Africa
What is the Organization for African Union?
500

Current President of Mexico. 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?