Comparative Government Flashcards

Flashcards in the FILL_IN_THE_BLANK style reviewing key terms and concepts from the lecture notes.

The United Kingdom's head of state is_.

King Charles

In the UK, the __ is sovereign, even over courts.

Parliament

The UK Prime Minister is elected by the __.

House of Commons

__ is the name for the Prime Minister, Cabinet, and bureaucracy in the UK.

Whitehall

The UK electoral system is known as __.

First Past the Post

__ is the current President of Mexico.

Claudia Sheinbaum

The Mexican Constitution was written in __.

1917

In Mexico as of 2024, judges are __ instead of a career-track.

elected

Nigeria's head of state and government is __.

President Bola Tinubu

The Nigerian government is located in __.

Abuja

__ is major clientelistic corruption is a practice in Nigeria.

Prebendalism

The current Supreme Leader of Iran is __.

Ayatollah Khamenei

The __ is an 88 member council that is elected by the citizens, but vetted by the Guardian Council in Iran.

Assembly of Experts

The Iranian Parliament is known as __.

Majles

The head of state of Russia is __.

President Vladimir Putin

Certain of Russia’s 85 sub-national governments have more constitutionally-guaranteed rights than others in __ federalism.

Asymmetric

The government of Russia is located in __.

Moscow

__ is the current President of China.

Xi Jinping

China’s government is located in __.

Beijing

The State Council oversees a large bureaucracy including major __ in China.

SOEs