Russia
De-Stalinization
The subnations that make up the United Kingdom
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Nigeria began to truly democratize during this time period.
4th republic
Largest ethnic group in Mexico
Mestizo
dominant political party in Russia today.
United Russia
Shock Therapy
a system of power in which little to no authority is given to local governments
unitary system
the divide between the Christian south and Muslim North is referred to as this
Middle Belt
term used to describe the limit on service of Mexican presidents
sexenio
electoral process used to select Russian president
two-ballot system
leader who has used "soft authoritarianism" to maintain control of Russia
A similarity between Russia and UK governments.
both have a Prime Minister OR both have sub-nations that have some level of autonomy
In order to help prevent conflict, Nigeria employs this which calls for ethnic quotas in the bureaucracy
Federal Character
these three countries are all federal systems
Mexico, Nigeria and Russia
electoral process used to select senators in Mexico
2nd-Past-the-Post (SPTP)
This part of the legislative branch in Russia is comprised mainly of semi-autonomous and autonomous regions of the state
Federation Council
this political process was used to make the determination to leave the EU
Referendum
the use of religious and federal courts in Nigeria is called this
dual court system
land reforms that ended the hacienda system and redistributed land to peasants
ejidos
Nigerian president who restructured national debt and ended military-in-politics practices
Olusegun Obasanjo
The disaster at this nuclear plant is still an environmental challenge for Russia today.
Chernobyl
the British PMs hold both legislative and executive powers- this is referred to as.
fusion of powers
This President broke with the tradition of federal character- ethnic rotation in Nigeria
Goodluck Jonathon
this president's refusal to hand-select a successor ended the one-party dominant system in Mexico
Ernesto Zedillo
Last premier of Soviet Union who introduced the failed reforms of glasnost and perestroika
Mikhail Gorbachev