AP Comparative Quizzing Thread!

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<p>First Question: Define illiberal democracy and what country of (U.K., Nigeria, China, Russia, and Mexico) practice this type of democracy?</p>

<p>Second Question:Who is the head of govt. and state for all of the 6 countries?</p>

<p>Third Question:What is the name for the upper house and lower house for all of the 6 countries?</p>

<p>Fourth Question:How are the election methods for the people elected to be become head of govt. and state and/or to become a memeber of the legislative branch?!</p>

<p>Fifth Question:What is the different between a nation and a state?</p>

<p>Sixth Question:What are the secular and sectarian institutions of the Iranian govt.?</p>

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<p>illiberal democracy is when there are free competitive elections, but there are few civil liberties and a small civil society. i would say nigeria is the best example of this.</p>

<p>uk- prime minister- tony blair
nigeria- president obusanjo
china- general secretary hu jintao
russia- vladimir putin president
mexico- president calderon
iran- supreme leader khameneim, president ahmedinejad</p>

<p>uk- lords and commons
nigeria- senate and house
russia- duma and federation council
china- national peoples congress
mexico- senate and chamber of deputies
iran- majlis</p>

<p>uk- pm is elected my the mp
nigeria- must win popular vote
russia- presidential (popular vote)
china- politburo selects
mexico- presidential
iran- council of religious experts--> supreme leader; supreme leader---> president</p>

<p>nation- group of people who share a common ethnicity, culture, or identity
state- the governemnt or organization which governs a group of people</p>

<p>secular- president, majlis legislature
sectarian- council of religious experts, guardian council, supreme leader, and that committee that mediates arguments. theres probably more but thats all i could think of</p>

<p>which countries are dependent upon oil production?</p>

<p>explain the conflict between the oligarchs and president in recent russian history</p>

<p>whats a slavophile?</p>

<p>who promoted free market economy in uk?</p>

<p>who was the first leader of the theocracy in iran, know for his charisma?</p>

<p>explain the significance of patron-client relationships in each of the countries in which it is applicable.</p>

<p>whats a bonyad and how does it detract from the legitimacy of iran?</p>

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<p>by the way i dont know if all those are correct, i didnt look them up. im procrastinating.</p>

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<p>I know that Nigeria and Iran are rentier states because most of their economy depend on a natural resource like oil for example!</p>

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<p>thats right! oil makes up the majority of the income in both Nigeria and Iran. You know any others? I got these from topics covered in the Ethel Wood and Ken Wedding books.</p>

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<p>How many regimes does Nigeria already have?</p>

<p>What is the Westminister model?</p>

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<p>Westminister parliament is the type of parliament that great britian has. it has a prime minister as the head as teh president. parliament is made up of house of commons and house of lords.</p>

<p>How many regimes has nigeria had?</p>

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<p>4 republics and who knows how many military coups (actually my teacher knows... but i doubt the number itself will show up)</p>

<p>what is bureaucracy, and what are NGOs?</p>

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<p>bureaucracy is the network of government agencies charged with implementing public policy.</p>

<p>ngo's- nongovernmental organizations- red cross, etc</p>

<p>explain the conflict between the oligarchs and president in recent russian history</p>

<p>whats a slavophile?</p>

<p>who promoted free market economy in uk?</p>

<p>who was the first leader of the theocracy in iran, know for his charisma?</p>

<p>explain the significance of patron-client relationships in each of the countries in which it is applicable.</p>

<p>whats a bonyad and how does it detract from the legitimacy of iran?</p>

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<p>the oligarchs basically have a very strong hold on the economy, and putin tried to reduce their advantage by taking down one of the big company leaders.</p>

<p>a slavophile is someone who likes slavic people/things?</p>

<p>margaret thatcher</p>

<p>ayatollah koumeini</p>

<p>patron-clientalism basically forms a network of mutual benefits which prevents change and reform from occuring, but also increases stability. an example of this is the accomodation and cooptation in mexico under the PRI, where the government basically used patron-client relationship to eliminate the resistance/opposing party</p>

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<p>The bonyads in Iran were originally established as agencies which would redistributed the wealth of the Shah and his supporters to the populace following the Islamic Revolution. Currently the bonyads are run by mullahs who are appointed by the Ayatollah. Originally intended to be a sort of Islamic Socialism, they now have evolved into a means of the state further reaching its control over the economy (bonyads represent 10-20% of Iran's economy). Bonyads are not required to pay taxes so that within them the mullah administrators are able to get rich while the people get poorer. The bonyads as a whole detract from Iran's legitamacy because they serve as a bastion for corruption, where mullah in favor with the government can get extremely wealthy at the expense of the Iranian populace.</p>

<p>Define and contrast the concepts of "import substitution" and "structural adjustment"</p>

<p>Define the concept of legitimate government. Describe one public policy in China that promotes legitimacy and explain how.</p>

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<p>very nice mikey</p>

<p>import substitution is when a government uses the income generated from a primary resource to grow and develop other industries.
structural adjustment is an option provided by the world bank or imf in which they offer money with attached conditions or terms for development to a country.</p>

<p>Legitimate government is when the people of nation or state accept and recognize the governments right to rule. Deng Xaioping's policies which converted China to a free-market economy brought legitimacy to the chinese people by providing them with economic success. In addition to generating money, Xaioping's programs generated jobs and increased the industry of China, thus increasing the legitimacy of the government.</p>

<p>Explain the differences between a "first past the post", or plurality representation and proportional representation. How might this affect the outcome of an election? Which countries use Plurality? Which proportional? Which use a mixed system?</p>

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<p>When I have the time, I will type up the multiple choice questions from my practice AP Exams since I believe it's harder than the actual exam because it's like impossible to do well on it!</p>

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<p>??? when you type them up could you share them with me? I kind of need a lot of practice on the mcqs, for some reason I find them insanely hard.</p>

<p>Thanks =]</p>

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<p>Plurality is divided into single member districts and whichever cantidate gets the most votes in a district gets that seat. Prop rep sums up each party's percentage of popular vote and accordingly allocates out seats to them. Mixed has some seats done by plurality and some by prop rep.</p>

<p>UK - Plurality
Russia - Mixed w/5% minimum.
China - N/A
Mexico - Mixed (both start with M, easy way to remember) for lower house (more plur than prop). Each state has same (3 i think) senators also done mixed (2 districts + 1 more for overall winner).
Iran - Plurality
NIgeria - Almost the exact same as the US - Plurality districts for reps, statewide popular vote for senators.</p>

<p>The outcome of an election can be affected in a plurality by lessening the influence of lesser parties that have wide appeal to a smaller number of voters. For example, the liberals in the UK. At the same time, it stengthens parties with regional appeal (Scottish and Welsh parties). Prop Rep is fairier to the smaller national parties, but jips regional parties. Mixed tries to do both. An election in a plurality can be won by 1 seat and that 1 seat can be won by one vote. In prop rep a majority of the vote is needed to get a majority of seats, often leading to coalitions. In mixed a party can NOT win BOTH the popular vote OR the most districts, but still come out on top.</p>

<p>Compare and Contrast oversight insitutions in the governments of Iran and China.</p>

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<p>Oh and oil is getting Mexico PAID as well I think. Nigeria and Iran too. Russia has similar potential, but its kinda cold and the oil is like, frozen. Darn...</p>

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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>Since Oil is such a big topic could we focus on it for a while?</p>

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<p>Hmmmm.... I'm not familiar with "Oversight Institutions". Oversight of other governmental institutions (like hierarchial dominance) or oversight of the general people (like a police force)? </p>

<p>Here is a general overview of the oversight powers/authorities of both leaders.</p>

<p>Iran- Firmly under control of the Supreme Leader of the Theocratic republic (Khamenei). Supreme Leader can be removed by the Assembly of Religious Experts. The Supreme leader has control over both the Hezbollahis/Basijis and the Bonyads. Having appointed the leaders of the Bonyads, the Supreme leader has a large part of the Iranian economy at his disposal. The Hezbollahis/Basijis are large groups of Islamic zealots that roam the streets with the desire to enforce the will of the Supreme leader, breaking up any forms of rebellion or protests.</p>

<p>China- The General Secretary of the Communist Party (Hu Jintao) is the leader of the Chinese Bureaucracy. The strength of the government is implemented by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Supreme People's Procruatorate. The People's Liberation Army controls matters of National Security, much like our National Guard, and deals with things like the Tiananmen Square uprising. The Procuratorate deals with internal corruption and police issues.</p>

<p>What is Political Socialization?
What are the differences between normative and empirical observations?
Explain the networks of guanxi and of nomenklatura.
How is the Chinese Communist Party different from the Soviet model?</p>