AP COMP GOV UNIT 2A TEST

erm term limits i think

Governments have executive institutions, including ____ executives and ____ that do what?

Formulate, implement, and enforce policy through different methods and agencies

Identify 2 ways that legislatures have the potential to reinforce legitimacy and stability. Explain in 2-3 sentences how one of those ways reinforces legitimacy and/or stability

responding to public demand, openly debating policy, facilitating compromise between factions, extending civil liberties, and restricting the power of the executive

What is the term for 2 house legislatures?

Bicameral

What is the name of the legislature in Nigeria? What is the name of the upper and lower house of Nigeria’s legislature?

Legislature-National Assembly, Upper- Senate, Lower- House of Representatives

What is the name of the legislature in Mexico? What is the name of the upper and lower house of Mexico’s legislature?

Legislature- Congress, Upper- Senate, Lower- Chamber of Deputies

Why do Mexico, Nigeria (and the U.S.) have 2 house legislatures?

Federalism, upper house represents states, lower house represents the people

Identify at least 3 factors that determine the degree of the judiciary’s independence from other branches of government

authority that courts have to overrule executive and legislative actions, how judicial officials acquire their jobs, the length of judicial terms, the professional and academic backgrounds that judicial officials are expected to have, and the processes used to remove judges from their posts.

Identify 2 ways that independent judiciaries can strengthen democracy. Explain in 2-3 sentences how one of those ways strengthens democracy

maintaining checks and balances, protecting rights and liberties, establishing the rule of law, and maintaining separation of powers.

What major power do the supreme courts in Mexico and Nigeria (and the US) have that serve as an important check on the other 2 branches?

Judicial Review- the ability of a court to overturn laws or executive actions that violate the constitution

In 2-3 sentences, describe why Mexico’s and/or Nigeria’s judiciaries haven’t been as effective as the USA’s despite similar constitutions

Answers may focus on corruption, lack of professionalization of judges, drug cartels and political instability

What unique feature does Nigeria have in some of their local judiciaries? Which part of the country has these and why?

Sharia law courts in the North due to the Muslim majority population

_____such as Mexico and Nigeria, feature a cabinet that is mostly responsible to the elected ________, with a legislature that can only remove cabinet members through _______. These systems have separate fixed-term, popular elections for the national legislature, and a top executive leader serving as both head of _______ and head of ______

Presidential, executive, impeachment, state, gov

Identify at least 3 of the primary responsibilities of the President of Mexico AND the President of Nigeria

commander in chief, leader of bureaucracy/civil service, approve domestic legislation, lead foreign policy, appoint justices

Presidents in Mexico and Nigeria tend to have ____ power than in the US. In Mexico anexample of this is rule by ____

more, decree

Identify the term limits of the president of mexico

1 term 6 yrs

Identify the term limit of the president of nigeria

2 max terms of 4 years each

Identify and define the process by which the president in nigeria (and USA) can be removed from office during their term

Impeachment- legislature that is able to remove president for crime or misconduct

Write a 2-paragraph response about executive term limits. In the first paragraph argue for or against executive term limits (also define executive term limits) in ~6-8 sentences. In your 2nd paragraph identify a claim made by the other side and explain why it is wrong in ~4-5 sentences

(do this on yer own)

Executive term limits have advantages and disadvantages with regard to promoting stability and effective policies in a country. List the advantages

Advantages of executive term limits are that they check executive power by and inhibit the emergence of dictators and personality rule; help to focus the officeholder on governing rather than winning elections; and provide opportunities for new leaders with new ideas, policies, or goals.

Executive term limits have advantages and disadvantages with regard to promoting stability and effective policies in a country. List the disadvantages

Disadvantages of executive term limits are that they force good executives to leave office; allow insufficient time for an officeholder to achieve goals; impede policy continuity; weaken accountability; create a lame-duck period for the officeholder; prevent the officeholder from building experience as chief executive; and can cause poorly designed