AP C OMPARATIVE G OVERNMENT “T HE B IG P ICTURE ” 2011

Think… “It’s all about being old”

U NITED K INGDOM : T HE B IG P ICTURE  System of Government: Parliamentary System  Distribution of Power: Unitary  Electoral System: Single Member District Plurality  Constitution: Unwritten constitution  Legislature: Bicameral—House of Commons & House of Lords  Current Prime Minister: David Cameron  Current Ruling Party: Conservative  Major Political Parties: Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats

UK: THINGS TO KNOW … “I T ’ S ALL ABOUT BEING OLD !” R EPRESENTS ADVANCED DEMOCRACIES R EPRESENTS EXAMPLE OF WELL FUNCTIONING PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM P OLITICAL I NSTITUTIONS AND E LECTORAL S YSTEMS (KNOW THEM!) R ATIONAL -L EGAL A UTHORITY N OBELESE O BLIGE I NSULARITY G RADUALISM T ONY B LAIR ’ S “ THIRD WAY ” T HATCHERISM O XBRIDGE L ABOUR, C ONSERVATIVES, AND L IBERAL D EMOCRATS

Think… “It’s all about theocracy!!”

“It’s all about the theocracy” I NSTITUTIONS OF THE S HAH (U NTIL 1979) Democratic Structures T HEOCRATIC I NSTITUTIONS OF THE R EVOLUTION (I SLAM ) 1979

I RAN : THINGS TO KNOW … “I T ’ S ALL ABOUT T HOCRACY ” R EPRESENTS THEOCRACY IN COUNTRIE P OLITICAL I NSTITUTIONS AND E LECTORAL S YSTEMS : KNOW THEM! I RANIAN (I SLAMIC ) R EVOLUTION OF 1979 ( IMPACT : I RANIAN P OLITICS ) I MPACT OF HISTORY = T HEOCRACY AND D EMOCRACY J URIST G UARDIANSHIP R ENTIER S TATE S HIA I SLAM P ARASTATALS S HARIA L AW VS. Q ANON L AW F ACTIONS OF P OLITICAL /T HEOCRATIC E LITE E LECTIONS OF 2004, 2005

Think… “It’s all about Putin”

R USSIA : T HE B IG P ICTURE  System of Government: Mixed Presidential/Parliamentary  Distribution of Power: Federal System (Asymmetric)  Electoral System: Proportional Representation (2007)  Constitution: 1993 Constitution  Legislature: Bicameral—Duma and Federation Council  Current President: Dmitry Medvedev  Current Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin  Current Ruling Party: United Russia Party  Major Political Parties: Communist, Liberal Democrats, Fair Russia

R USSIA : THINGS TO KNOW … “I T ’ S ALL ABOUT P UTIN ” R EPRESENTS FORMER COMMUNIST COUNTRIES R EPRESENTS EXAMPLE OF MIXED PARLIAMENTARY - PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM P OLITICAL I NSTITUTIONS AND E LECTORAL S YSTEMS (KNOW THEM!) D UAL T RANSITION ( DISASTER ) C HECHNYA U NITED R USSIA ( PARTY OF POWER ) H OW P UTIN HAS CONSOLIDATED CENTRAL CONTROL B ORIS Y ELTSIN G LASNOST AND PERESTROIKA S HOCK T HERAPY “L OANS FOR S HARES ”

Think… “It’s all about the Party”

C HINA : T HE B IG P ICTURE  System of Government: Authoritarian Single Party Rule  Distribution of Power: Unitary System  Electoral System: Is there one? Authoritarian One Party  Constitution: 1982  Legislature: Unicameral  Current Head of Party and State: President Hu Hintao Head of Government: Prime Minister Wen Jiabao  Current Ruling Party: Communist Party  Major Political Parties: …..

C HINA : THINGS TO KNOW … “I T ’ S ALL ABOUT THE P ARTY !” R EPRESENTS C OMMUNIST C OUNTRIES S INGLE T RANSITION ( AS OPPOSED TO R USSIA D UAL T RANSITION ) P ARALLEL S TRUCTURES OF P ARTY AND G OVERNMENT (KNOW THEM!) – B E ABLE TO EXPLAIN RELATIONSHIPS TO EACH OTHER L EGITIMACY = E CONOMIC G ROWTH R URAL VS. U RBAN C LEAVAGES G UANXI (P ATRON -C LIENT R ELATIONSHIPS ) F ANG -S HOU ( CYCLE OF LETTING GO AND TIGHTENING UP ) C ONFUCIANISM (I MPACT ON C HINESE M IND ) M AO ’ S R ULE C HANGES /D IFFERENCES FROM M AO TO D ENG

Think… “It’s all about the PRI…until 2000!!

M EXICO : T HE B IG P ICTURE  System of Government: Presidential  Distribution of Power: Federal System  Electoral System: Mixed System: SMDP and PR  Constitution: Constitution of 1917  Legislature: Bicameral—Chamber of Deputies & Senate  Current Head of State: Felipe Calderon Head of Government: Felipe Calderon  Current Ruling Party: PAN  Major Political Parties: PRI, PAN, PRD

M EXICO : THINGS TO KNOW … “I T ’ S ALL ABOUT THE PRI ( WHAT THEY ARE AND WEREN ’ T ) R EPRESENTS N EWLY I NDUSTRIALIZING C OUNTRIES IN AP6 E XAMPLE OF O NE P ARTY R ULE P OLITICAL I NSTITUTIONS AND E LECTORAL S YSTEMS (KNOW THEM!) M EXICAN R EVOLUTION ( IMPACT : M EXICAN MIND & P OLITICS ) P ENDULUM T HEORY S TATE C ORPORATISM T ECHNICOS C AUDILLOS &C AMARILLAS ( PATRON - CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS ) S EXENO “M EXICAN M IRACLE ” NAFTA E JIDOS D EPENDENCY T HEORY

Think… “It’s all about the cleavages (picture)”

N IGERIA : T HE B IG P ICTURE  System of Government: Presidential System  Distribution of Power: Federal System  Electoral System: Single Member District Plurality  Constitution: Constitution of 1999  Legislature: Bicameral—Senate and House of Rep.  Current Head of State: Goodluck Jonathan Head of Government: Goodluck Jonathan  Current Ruling Party: People’s Democratic Party (PDP)  Major Political Parties: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP), Action Congress (AC)

N IGERIA : THINGS TO KNOW … “I T ’ S ALL ABOUT THE CLEAVAGES ” ER SQUARED R EPRESENTS LESS INDUSTRIALIZED AND FORMER COLONIES P OLITICAL I NSTITUTIONS AND E LECTORAL S YSTEMS : KNOW THEM! B IAFRAN W AR ( IMPACT : N IGERIAN P OLITICS ) R ENTIER S TATE N ATIONAL Q UESTION F EDERAL C HARACTER : I MPACT ON N IGERIAN P OLITICS I MPACT OF B RITISH C OLONIALISM I MPACT OF W ORLD B ANK AND IMF ON INTERNAL POLITICS P REBENDULISM (P ATRON -C LIENT R ELATIONSHIPS ) R ECENT E LECTIONS

“T HE B IG P ICTURE ” AP Review 2011