Monday, May 2, 2011
Question No. 22
For Tuesday, 3 May
Here's Question No. 22 (It's a Conceptual Analysis question.):
•Identify two major politically-relevant cleavages in Nigeria.
•Explain how one feature of the regime in Nigeria is designed to minimize the political effects of those cleavages.
•Explain how one feature of political participation magnifies the political effects of those cleavages.
(See pp. 109 - 120 in What You Need to Know.)
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1. One major cleavage in Nigeria is the ethnic cleavage between the North (Hausa-Fulani), Southeast (Igbo) and Southwest (Yoruba). In addition, there is a large religious cleavage between the North (Islamic) and South (Christian)
2. In Nigeria, it is mandatory for a presidential candidate to receive 25% of the votes in 2/3 of the regions. This ensures that the candidates are somewhat representative of Nigeria as a whole, instead of solely their ethnicity.
3. Nigerian's strongly support the proverb that "it takes a village to raise a child." Thus, positions are given to people based on who they know, instead of what they know. Prebendalism is a major theme in Nigerian politics, which greatly magnifies the effects of these cleavages.
Two points out of two possible for part 1 of the question.
Two points out of two possible for part 2.
One point out of two possible for part 3. The explanation should have made it clear that positions are given to people in one's own ethnic group, not just "who they know."
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