“T HE B IG P ICTURE ” AP Review 2015

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, Scottish National Party

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: 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”

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 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)”

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: 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”

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: 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)”

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: 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