Government structures; Iran, Mexico, Nigeria Flashcards
what are Iran’s Guardian Council’s powers
they vet candidates and veto legislation
what are Iran’s assembly of experts’ powers
they select the supreme leader
what are some powers of Iran’s president and cabinet
to propose laws, president nominates cabinet members
what does Iran’s Majlis do and is it unicameral or bicameral
they pass legislation and confirms judges, confirms cabinet, unicameral
what 3 Iranian governmental institutions are directly elected (by the people)
the president, Majlis, and Assembly of experts
how is Iran’s supreme leader chosen
he is appointed by the assembly of experts
how is Iran’s guardian council chosen
half are appointed by the supreme leader, other half by Majlis
what does the expediency council do in Iran and how are members chosen
it supervises the government- mediates majlis and Guardian council and is appointed by the supreme leader
is Iran federal or unitary
unitary
is Mexico federal or unitary, and if it is what is it divided into
federal, states, each state also has smaller local governments
how is Mexican’s president elected and what are some powers
democratically and directly
president appoints cabinet, commander in chief of military, legislates executive decree, vetos bills, appoints and removes judges, appoints judicial council
what is Mexico’s congress, is it unicameral or bicameral
chamber of deputies and the senate, bicameral
how is the chamber of deputies and senate elected in Mexico
directly by the people
Mexico’s three major political parties in order from most left to most right
PRD, PRI, PAN
PRD is the more democratic, leftist party, PRI is the centrist party, and PAN is more conservative and right-wing
what system is Mexico
presidential- they have a congress and a directly elected president
what system is Iran
theocracy, dual-executive republic- they have parliament, and an elected president, and a supreme leader
what system is Nigeria
presidential, they have a directly elected president and congress
what is Nigeria’s president’s main powers
summon National Assembly, call national referendum, appoint ambassadors, executes federal law, appoints judges
how is Nigeria’s president elected
plurality vote
how is Nigeria’s Supreme Court chosen
judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council and approved by the senate
what is Nigeria’s senate’s main powers
impeachment of judges and high officials, confirms nominations of senior diplomats, and passes bills
how is Nigeria’s senate elected
plurality vote in SMD’s
how is Nigeria’s House of Representatives elected
plurality vote in SMD’s
what is Iran’s political economy
mixed: centrally planned with a large public sector with heavy reliance on oil revenues
what is Mexico’s political economy
developing mixed-market with heavy reliance on trade relations with and exports to the US, it has a large informal sector (street vendors)
what is Nigeria’s political economy
mixed emerging market with private enterprises and government involvement and a large reliance on oil revenues and a significant informal sector
