Government Structures & Selection

Question 1

UK PM selection process

Answer 1

PM majority party H.O.C. 5 years

Question 2

Russia president selection process

Answer 2

President two-ballot majority 6 year X2 terms

Question 3

China president selection process

Answer 3

President chosen NPC/National Peoples Congress 5 years

Question 4

Mexico president selection process

Answer 4

President plurality FPTP 6 years X1 term

Question 5

Iran supreme leader selection process

Answer 5

Candidates approved Guardian Council, Supreme Leader by assembly of experts

Question 6

Nigeria president selection process

Answer 6

President two-ballot majority >25% vote in 2/3 state 4 years X2 terms

Question 7

UK judiciary

Answer 7

Supreme court of UK; Judicial independence, common law

Question 8

Russia judiciary

Answer 8

Constitutional Court; judicial review, considered independent

Question 9

China judiciary

Answer 9

Supreme People’s Court; NO judicial independence

Question 10

Mexico judiciary

Answer 10

Supreme Court; transitioning judicial independence

Question 11

Iran judiciary

Answer 11

Courts decentralized, Chief Judge oversees administration, NO independence

Question 12

Nigeria judiciary

Answer 12

Supreme Court; common law, 12 local Sharia courts north, corruption, transitioning judicial independence

Question 13

UK structure

Answer 13

Unitary, parliamentary, devolved powers regional parliaments, bicameral, two-party system; Conservative & Labour

Question 14

Russia structure

Answer 14

Federal, presidential, bicameral, dominant party; United Russia

Question 15

China structure

Answer 15

Unitary, president, parliamentary, unicameral, one-party system; CCP/Chinese Communist Party

Question 16

Mexico structure

Answer 16

Federal, president, bicameral, 3/4 parties; MORENA, PRD, PRI, PAN

Question 17

Iran structure

Answer 17

Unitary, semi-presidential theocracy, unicameral, multiparty system; “reformist” or “conservative”

Question 18

Nigeria structure

Answer 18

Federal, president, bicameral, two-party system; PDP & APC

Question 19

UK national & regional selection process

Answer 19

SMD FPTP national parliament 5 years, PR regional parliament 5 years

Question 20

Russia PM selection

Answer 20

PM appointed by president approval Duma 6 years

Question 21

Russia legislature selection

Answer 21

Duma mix SMD & PR 5 years, Federation Council mix SMD & PR 5 years

Question 22

China legislature selection

Answer 22

Unelected NPC/National Peoples Congress, lower congresses nomenklatura

Question 23

Mexico legislature selection

Answer 23

Chamber of deputies & Senate mix of SMD & PR

Question 24

Iran president selection

Answer 24

President two-ballot majority 4 years X2 terms

Question 25

Iran legislature selection

Answer 25

Majlis SMD >25% 4 years

Question 26

Nigeria legislature selection

Answer 26

H.O.R. SMD plurality, Senate 3 reps. with plurality