Monday, March 17, 2008

Question #11 (17 March)

Each weekday between now and May 1, I'll post a question about comparative government and politics.

You submit an answer to the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site.

If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll publish your answer here a week after the question was posted.

And you'll win a pair of What You Need to Know number two pencils to help you fill in the exam's multiple choice answer sheet. One of the pencils will have all the multiple choice answers on it and the other will display King Arthur's memorable line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "You don't vote for kings!"

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Here's Question No. 11:
Mexico and Nigeria are both federal regimes. What is a factor that both regimes have in common that helps account for the relative weakness of state and local governments in those two countries? Why does that explain the weakness of state governments?


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