Nigeria APCOGO

Nigeria is a ___ (what type of government)

Nigeria is a illiberal democracy

some Nigerian states have adopted __ law

Sharia law, a legal system based on principles derived from Islam

Nigeria has ___ states

36 states

Nigeria is a ____ state

Nigeria is a rentier state

____ undermines people’s trust in government and is a signifigant challenge to the state

corruption

The Nigeria president serves ___ years

he serves 4 years, for a 2 term limit

Powers of President: (9 answers)

1. Submit a budget

2. propose legislation

3. Sign bills into law

4. Appoint cabinet heads

5. Oversee bureaucracy

6. Commander in chief

7. chief diplomat

8. negotiate treaties

9. appoint justices

Nigeria has a ___ ___ system with oil revenue

Nigeria has a patronage based system with oil revenue to reward supporters, so the president is very powerful.

(Not a flashcard) Democratization is furthured when key players accept the outcome of the political process

(Not a flashcard) Democratization is furthured when key players accept the outcome of the political process

Nigerias’s legislature is ___

Bicameral, called the National Assembly

The two houses are called:

The House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (Upper house

The House of Representatives has ___ members

360 members and is led by a speaker of the house, and represents the people.

The Senate has ___ members

109 members, and represents the states

Both chambers have the power to:

1. Debate and pass national legislation

   1. Bills must pass both houses before reaching the president

2. Approve budget

3. Conduct oversight hearings

4. Veto presidential veto with 2/3 vote

5. conduct investigations

Senate has additional power to:

Confirm appointments to the cabinet and justices of the Supreme court.

The national Assembly is ___

Is fragmented, and some believe it to be the weakest link in Nigerias democratic system.

Relations between the executive and legislature are ___

Are poor, making it difficult to coordinate policy

There are ___ court systems at the ___ and __ level

There are separate court systems at the state and national level.

The supreme court is made up of __

a chief justice and a group of associate justices.

Does the supreme court have judicial review

yes

Nigerians ___ elect the president and both houses of the National Assembly

Directly elect

Nigeria has a unique rule for electing the president

The winning candidate must obtain a plurality of the vote and at least 25 percent of the vote in 2/3 of the states to assume presidency. If no candidate achieves this, then a second round election is held between the top two candidates.

Elections for the House of Representatives are held ___

Every 4 years, and an SMD system is used to fill seats in the Housel

Senators are elected___

every 4 years. Each state is divided into 3 districts, and one senator is elected from each district, for a total of 3 senators per state.

The Two major political parties are ___

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progresive Party (APC)

There is a tradition where__

Major political parties nominate someone from the north to run in a election, then the next election a party nominates a candidate from the south.

Nigeria has effectively a __ __ system

A two party system

Because government institutions are weak, ___

It is difficult for interest groups and social movements to impact government policy.

5 types of interest groups

1. Regional/religious/ethinc

2. professional & labor groups

3. Grassroot org.

4. Issue based groups

5. NGOs