Nigeria
Nigerian ethnic groups that are predominantly Muslim
Hausa and Fulani
Which of the following statements about the transition to democracy in Nigeria is accurate?
It has resulted in a rise in ethnic violence with economic dimensions.
What is a similarity between elections for the United Kingdom's House of Commons and elections for the Nigerian House of Representatives?
Members are directly elected by plurality in single-member districts.
Mexican political culture differs from Nigerian political culture in which of the following ways?
Mexicans have a strong sense of national identify, while Nigerians identify more strongly with their individual ethnic group
Which of the following pairs of countries have nationalized oil resources but have recently allowed private companies to invest in oil extraction to increase production?
Mexico and Nigeria
Which of the following describes the activities of multinational corporations operating in the oil industry in Nigeria?
Multinational corporations have facilitated corruption in Nigeria and the government's dependency on money from oil.
In which two countries were the following economic policies pursued to increase the power of the ruling party ?
Nationalization of oil and gas in Russia and state ownership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Nigeria
Which of the following examples best illustrates a challenge to political socialization in the United Kingdom and Nigeria?
People are socialized in both countries partly through the media, and there are several news sources that print influential stories that are biased.
Nigeria's current legislative-executive system may be classified as
Presidential
Which of the following statements most accurately compares political socialization in two countries studied in the AP Comparative Government and Politics course?
The Chinese government applies more pressure to socialize citizens around conforming beliefs than does the Nigerian government.
Which of the following best describes how the president is removed in Nigeria?
The Nigerian president is removed through impeachment proceedings in the legislature.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the executive in Nigeria?
The Nigerian president is the head of state and conducts foreign policy.
Which of the following events best explains how Nigeria's government maintained political legitimacy in 2015?
The opposition party won the presidential election and took power peacefully.
Which of the following is the reason for Nigeria's electoral rule that presidential candidates must secure at least 25 percent of the vote in two-thirds of all states?
The president must have support among a broad cross section of Nigeria's diverse population.
Which of the following explains why, despite Mexico and Nigeria both being democracies, the number of women serving as representatives in the legislature differs in the two countries?
There are gender quotas in Mexico to increase female representation in the legislature, but there are no quotas in Nigeria.
In which of the following ways do the national elections of 2011 and 2015 compare with the national election of 2007?
They were more transparent but also equally violent.
Which of the following has the Nigerian state done to alleviate cleavage-based problems?
Used ethnic quotas in government hiring
Russia and Nigeria share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
a parliamentary system
The requirement that a Nigerian president must receive at least 25% of all the votes cast in 2/3rds of the states is intended to ensure
a purely regional candidate cannot win the presidency
Boko Haram is
a radical Islamist sect
The zoning system of alternating presidents from Nigeria's north and south is
an informal agreement among political parties
Sani Abacha is best known for
imposing an oppressive dictatorship in the 1990s.
Prebendalism - a form of clientelism in which political offices and state rents are disbursed to one's clients for their personal benefit—has had all of the following effects EXCEPT
it has weakened the power of the president
In Nigeria, Shari'a law is part of the legal system in the
northern region
After their arrival, the British intensified ethnic politics in Nigeria by
pitting ethnic groups against one another by selective rewards
Nigeria's democratization process is best described as a
process interrupted by frequent military intervention.
Both the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta have sought
protection of ethnic groups and a greater share of oil revenues in the Niger Delta.
Nigeria's Fourth Republic has been characterized by
successive peaceful democratic elections.
Which of the following political changes is an indicator of economic liberalization?
the government adopts structural adjustment programs as recommended by the World Bank and IMF
Nigeria's federal character principle refers to
the quota system for political appointments in Nigeria.
An abundance of state-controlled natural resources that supports an authoritarian regime is an example of what is sometimes called
the resource curse.
In making appointments to the cabinet, Nigeria's President must take which of the following into account?
All federal states must be represented
In 1967, the Igbo attempted to secede and form their own country called
Biafra
Which of the following statements accurately describes the effects of political cleavages in two AP course countries?
Nigerian and Russian governments both grapple with a Christian-Muslim cleavage that has led to acts of political violence in both countries.
where do muslims primarily live in Nigeria
North
Which of the following correctly describes sources of legitimacy in two AP course countries?
The United Kingdom and Nigeria both rely heavily on elections as a source of legitimacy.
The role of the executive in Nigeria is similar to that of the executive in Mexico in which of the following ways?
The legislature has a constitutional check on the executive.
