Monday, April 1, 2013

Short answer questions Due Monday 4/8


Answer the following questions for Monday 4/8. You may want to partner up and share the work load.

Great Britain and Nigeria are both considered democratic states.  However, their systems of government differ significantly.

(1)   Describe two structural differences in the procedure for selecting the head of government in Nigeria and in Great Britain.

(2)  Identify one structural difference between the legislature in Great Britain and the legislature in Nigeria.

(3)   Explain one difference between the bureaucracy in Great Britain and the bureaucracy in Nigeria.


Clientelism is a common feature of many systems of government. Respond to the following in the context of the past two decades.

(1)   Define clientelism.
(2)  Describe one attempt to reduce clientelism in Mexico.
(3)   Describe one attempt to reduce clientelism in Nigeria.
(4)  Describe two reasons why Mexico has been more successful in reducing the impact of clientelism than Nigeria.

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