Nigeria

AP Comparative Government and Politics - Nigeria

Nigeria System Type

Federal

Nigeria Executive Type

Presidential

Nigeria Legislature Type

Bicameral

Nigeria Executive Election Type

Direct Election

Nigeria’s executive serves as:

head of government, head of state

Nigeria Executive Term Duration

four years

Nigeria Executive Term Limit

two terms

Nigeria’s Legislative Branch(es):

Senate, House of Representatives

Name of Nigerian Legislature:

National Assembly

Nigeria’s Legislative Upper House:

Senate

Nigeria’s Legislative Lower House:

House of Representatives

Powers of Nigerian Legislature:

making laws, approving the national budget, overseeing the executive branch

Strength of the Nigerian Legislature

weak

Cabinet and SC appointments in Nigeria:

President elects, Senate confirms

Does the Nigerian SC have the power of Judicial Review?

yes

Is Nigeria’s Judiciary separated between state and national?

Yes

Job of Nigeria’s National Judicial Council:

To oversee the appointment and discipline of judges in Nigeria, insulate from politics

What institution gives Nigerian Elections legitimacy?

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

System of Nigerian Lower House’s Election:

Single Member District (SMD)

System of Nigerian Executive Election:

Plurality system, 25% of voters in 2/3 of states

Does Nigeria have second-round elections?

yes

How are Nigerian senators elected?

Each state has 3 districts, one Senator from each district is elected, direct vote

Nigerian Party System Type:

Two Party System, multiple smaller parties

Two major Nigerian parties:

People's Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC)

Women in Nigerian Politics are:

underrepresented

What hinders democratization in Nigeria?

Ethnic religious and regional divides, corruption

Rights protected by Nigerian Constitution:

Due Process, Freedom of Expression, Assembly, Press, Privacy

Why are women underrepresented/represented in the Nigerian government?

Cultural values, poverty, difficulty in raising campaign funds

What are the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria?

(3) Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo

Major Nigerian terrorist group(s):

Boko Haram

Is Nigeria a rentier state?

yes, state-owned oil company

What most hinders Nigerian economy?

lack of economic diversity caused by reliance on oil

Nigeria leads the word in _____

entrepreneurship

The National Social Investment Programs in Nigeria provide welfare services in:

education, healthy housing, employment, social insurance, family support

Does Nigeria have a high or a low fertility rate?

high

Does Nigeria have a large or small population of young people?

large

Challenges Nigeria’s democracy faces:

poverty, corruption, environmental damage, internal divisions