In class review Nigeria
Which of the following is true of the legitimacy of a government?
It has an inverse correlation with the use of brute force by the government.
Which of the following statements BEST describes how the Nigerian executive has evolved over the years?
It has become more centralized and more personalized.
Oil has had what kind of economic impact on Nigeria's economy?
It has provided enormous revenues but has also fostered a neglect of other economic sectors
Which of the following does NOT illustrate Nigeria's standing in the global economy?
Nigeria is the only African member of the G20 grouping, an annual convention of the world's largest economies.
Which of the following statements about U.S.-Nigerian relations is NOT true?
Since 9/11, Nigerian and American military forces have cooperated in joint anti-terror exercises on the African continent.
Which of the following is NOT true?
Since the return of civilian governments, the judiciary has issued many rulings which have increased the authority of state governments vis-à-vis the central government, thus giving Nigerian federalism greater political legitimacy.
Which of the following statements best describes Nigeria's political parties?
They are elite-centered structures that lack an ideological basis and exist mostly to capture power.
Nigeria's prolonged experience with military rule has resulted in a political culture that is primarily
authoritarian despite the formal democratization of state institutions.
Nigeria moved from self-sufficiency in food production to heavy dependence on imports due to all of the following EXCEPT
d. the insistence of international organizations on use of genetically modified crops.
In the Fourth Republic, Nigerian civil society groups have sought to influence politics through all of the following tactics EXCEPT
forming close relations with political parties.
British colonialism helped to ensure that ethnicity would be the primary element in political identification and mobilization by
fostering competition among ethnic groups.
The Nigerian national question could be best stated as
how is the country to be governed given its great diversity?
Clientelism is the practice by which a particular group receives disproportionate policy benefits or political favors from a political patron, usually at the expense of the larger society. In Nigeria, patrons are typically linked to clients by any of the following ties EXCEPT
ideology.
Britain ruled Nigeria through local rulers and tribal chiefs in a system known as
indirect rule.
Prebendalism-a form of clientelism in which political offices and state rents are disbursed to one's
it has weakened the power of the president.
A recent survey has indicated that most Nigerians
prefer democratic rule over other alternatives but are concerned about both the slow reform and corruption.
One strategy civilian governments have used to keep the military away from politics concerns
redirecting it towards peacekeeping exercises.
Since its independence, Nigeria has had all of the following types of government EXCEPT
single party rule.
Nigeria's borders
were arbitrarily drawn by the British to mark where their influence ended and the French's began
Which of the following BEST illustrates the political and economic standing of women in Nigeria?
All of the above illustrate the political and economic standing of women in Nigeria.
The modern state of Nigeria is about ----years old.
55
Both military and civilian governments of Nigeria have tended to adopt what kind of economic posture?
An interventionist one with the state intruding unhindered into the major sectors of the economy
Which of the following BEST describes Nigerian political culture?
A lack of a sense of national identity, instead remaining loyal to their ethnic, regional, and religious groups
Which of the following is true of cleavage in modern China and Nigeria?
Both countries are experiencing deepening rural-urban divides.
All of the following are factors that help explain executive dominance over the legislature except
Nigerian constitutions have consistently failed to provide the legislature with the power of the purse
Which of the following statements about the 2011 Nigerian presidential election is most accurate?
The election was relatively free and fair, according to most observers.
Which of the following is NOT true?
The major Christian denomination in Nigeria is Catholicism.
10. Which of the following is NOT an illustration of the regional, religious, and ethnic dimensions of the Nigerian Economy
The majority of the country's poor are located in the Middle Belt, occupied by minority ethnic groups
