Mexico
What is clientelism (the patron-client system)?
Receiving food, shelter, jobs, or other favors in exchange for votes.
Which part of the UK's legislature is considered to be the most significant lawmaking body?
House of Commons
What type of federalism does Russia have?
Asymmetrical Federalism
What is China's Standing Committee?
A small group of elite policy makers.
What is the dominant religion in Iran?
Islam
Which political party controlled politics in Mexico until 2000?
PRI
What is the primary purpose of Question Hour in the UK?
Hold the Government ministers and the Prime Minister accountable to the public.
What happened to the Soviet Union in 1991?
The USSR collapsed and become the (democratic) Russian Federation.
What is guanxi?
What is Boko Haram?
An Islamic terrorist group in northern Nigeria.
What type of government system does Mexico have?
Federal
What is the role of the monarch?
A symbol of national unity and political legitimacy
Why is Russia classified as an illiberal democracy?
The elections are not free and fair.
What was the One Child Policy?
China's rule that families could only have one child. This was an attempt to control the population in China and led to a variety of other issues.
What kind of government in the Constitution of 1979 established in Iran?
A mixture of theocracy and democracy
What religion do the majority of Mexicans follow?
Catholicism
What is the collection of documents that govern the UK called?
The Constitution of the Crown
Give two examples of Putin's authoritarianism.
Answers will vary, Ms. Katzman will verify!
Describe the relationship between China Taiwan.
Taiwan considers itself independent of China, but China views Taiwan as part of China.
What is the role of parastatals?
Providing commercial and social welfare services.
What type of rule was Mexico traditionally under in the past?
Authoritarian
Describe the political culture of the United Kingdom.
Citizens in the UK respect their government.
What is keeping many of the smaller ethnic groups in Russia from breaking away to start their own state?
Trade benefits
Meritocracy
What is the main role of the Expediency Council in Iran?
Mediating disputes between the Guardian Council and the Majlis.