Selection
Name a country that has a non-competitive process to select their head of government.
Russia(PM) and/or China(Premier)
Write an action a legislature in a parliamentary system can take to limit executive power.
a vote of no confidence.
remove cabinet officials
threaten to dissolve the coalition to pressure the prime minister to make a decision or compromise
Publically pressure PM during QT
Who is the head of government of each course country(100 points each)
Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian
Russia: Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin
United Kingdom:Keir Starmer
China: Premier Li Qiang
Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum
Nigeria: President Bola Tinubu
In which two countries does Sharia law play an important part of the legal system?
Iran and Nigeria
What about bureaucracies makes it an economic tool but at the same time open to the possability of corrution?
-implements spending/contracts
Who vets candidates for President in Iran?
Guardian Council
Who must consent to the President's pick for the PM in Russia?
Duma(lower house)
What political body has the most decision making power in China?
Politiburo standing committee of the communist party.
Who uses the judiciary as a political tool/weapon in russia?
Putin/President/Executive
In Great Britain, the title “chancellor of the exchequer” refers to the minister of_________
finance/treasury
Who nominates the premier in China?
The President
The primary way a sitting president can be removed from is office is...
impeachment
Name a UK Pm that lost a vote of no confidence or lost power due to a party leadership change.
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
What three countries have effective judicial review with an independent judiciary?
Nigeria
Mexico
UK
What is the chief administrative authority in China? (cabinet)
State Council
Who approves the Premier in China?
The National People's Congress. (He is the premier of the NPC)
Divided government is possible primarily in which type of political system?
presedential
What great reformer of China was the Paramount Leader without being general secreatary of the CCP?
Deng Xiaoping
Which country technically has Judicial Review in the consitution but not in practice?
Russia
What are two functions of a head of government
formulating, implementing, and executing policies through a cabinet and or various government agencies
serves as the chief executive
oversees the civil service
serves as commander-in-chief
The King of England invites the leader of the majority party or ________ to form a government and form a government.
coalition
What are two main functions of legislative branch?
• typically responsible for creating and passing laws.
• represents the interests of the people.
• can check the power of the executive branch.
• oversees the budget.
What are functions of the guardian council in Iran? Write as many as you can. However, points will be deducted for any wrong answers.
-Vetting candidates for elections
-Monitoring elections
-Overseeing the Majles
-Approving legislation passed by the Majles
-Vetoing legislation passed by the Majles
-Making sure laws or government actions are compatible with Islamic law
-Making sure laws are compatible with the Constitution
-Advising the supreme leader on matters related to jurist guardianship
What must all judges in Iran be?
cleric
What are terms that describe how corrution process in bureaucracies? Write as many as you can.
Patronage
Clientalism
Patron-client networks
Nepotism
Kleptocracy
cronyism
influence peddling