Home
Browse
Create
Search
Log in
Sign up
Upgrade to remove ads
Only $2.99/month
Mercyb AP Comparative Unit 4 Nigeria
STUDY
Flashcards
Learn
Write
Spell
Test
PLAY
Match
Gravity
Terms in this set (19)
National Question
the question of how the country should be governed, or even if Nigeria should remain as one nation.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Portion of the African continent lying south of the Sahara.
Goodluck Jonathan
New President of Nigeria, allowing free elections, on-going problems with corruption
Kinship-based politics
...
Hausa-Fulani
the largest ethnic group that lives in northern Muslim Nigeria.
Igbo
The leading ethnic group in south-eastern Nigeria; Often also spelled Ibo
Yaruba
the largest ethnic group in western Nigeria
Prebendalism
the exploitation of government power for the benefit of office holders and their followers
Obasanjo
Nigerian president credited with trying to end corruption and paving the way for a smoother transition of power.
Boko Haram
a Nigerian militant Islamist group that seeks the imposition of Shariah law throughout all 36 states of Nigeria
PDP
People's Democratic Party, President Obasanjo's party in Nigeria
Unfinished state
..., A state characterized by instabilities and uncertainties that may render it susceptible to collapse as a coherent entity
Acephalous
..., lacking a government head or chief
Para-statals
state owned corporations created to undertake a broad range of activities such as transportation facilities and public utilities
Loyalty Pyramid
senior officers created networks of supporters; men at top gained access to massive oil wealth, pass down through hierarchy to reward support
Informal Economy
Economic activity that is neither taxed nor monitored by a government; and is not included in that government's Gross National Product; as opposed to a formal economy
Economic Structural Adjustment
At least part of a country's debt would be forgiven.
Interventionist state
Alternative to the lasses-faire state; the government takes an active role in guiding and managing the private economy.
Federal Character
calls for ethnic quotas in government hiring and civil service appointments
THIS SET IS OFTEN IN FOLDERS WITH...
Mercyb AP Comparative Unit 2 Russia
29 terms
Mercyb AP Comparative Unit 2 China
27 terms
Mercyb AP Comparative Unit 3 Mexico
30 terms
Mercyb AP Comparative Unit 3 Iran
30 terms
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE...
Nigeria- AP Comparative Government
57 terms
AP Comparative Gov Nigeria Terms
51 terms
Nigeria
44 terms
Unit 4 Nigeria Key terms
60 terms
OTHER SETS BY THIS CREATOR
Mercyb AP Comparative Government Final Exam Review
50 terms
Mercyb AP Comparative Unit 1 Britain and Supranati…
27 terms
Mercyb AP Comparative Unit 1 Comparative Method
43 terms
Mercyb Amendments
31 terms