“THE BIG PICTURE”

AP Review 2015

Think… “It’s all about being old”

UNITED KINGDOM: THE BIG PICTURE

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, Scottish National Party

Think… “It’s all about Putin”

RUSSIA: THE BIG PICTURE

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: Vladimir Putin Current Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev Current Ruling Party: United Russia Party Major Political Parties: Communist, Liberal

Democrats, Fair Russia

Think… “It’s all about the Party”

CHINA: THE BIG PICTURE 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 Xi

Jingping• Head of Government: Prime Minister Le

Keqiang Current Ruling Party: Communist Party Major Political Parties: …..

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

MEXICO: THE BIG PICTURE

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: Enrique Peña Nieto Head of Government: Enrique Peña Nieto Current Ruling Party: PRI Major Political Parties: PRI, PAN, PRD

Think… “It’s all about the

circles”

IRAN: THE BIG PICTURE 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: Hassan Rouhani,

Supreme Leader• Head of Government: Hassan Rouhani Current Ruling Party: “conservatives” Major Political Parties: “conservatives”,

“pragmatists”, and “radicals”

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

NIGERIA: THE BIG PICTURE 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: Muhammadu Buhari• Head of Government: Muhammadu Buhari Current Ruling Party: All Progressives Congress

(APC)

Major Political Parties: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), APC is a merger of ANPP, CPC, and ACN