“T HE B IG P ICTURE ” AP Review 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 and LD Coalition  Major Political Parties: Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats

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

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: …..

Think… “It’s all about the PRI (and what they weren’t)”

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

Think… “It’s all about the circles”

I RAN : T HE B IG P ICTURE  System of Government: Mixed Theocratic-Presidential  Distribution of Power: Unitary System  Electoral System: SMDP, but double ballot  Constitution: Constitution of 1979  Legislature: Unicameral—Majles  Current Head of State: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Head of Government: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  Current Ruling Party: “conservatives”  Major Political Parties: “conservatives”, “pragmatists”, and “radicals”

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)

“T HE B IG P ICTURE ” AP Review 2010