What is a federal character principle?
What will be an ideal response?
It refers to the constitutional requirement that a candidate must win not only
the most votes but also a quarter of the votes in at least two-thirds of Nigeria's states in
order to win the presidency. This means that, for example, a presidential candidate is
forced to appeal to voters across regions, since no single region—north, southeast or
southwest—contains two?thirds of Nigeria's states. The federal character system has
been in place since Nigeria's second experiment with democracy (the Second Republic,
founded in 1979), and was created with the goal of undermining the inter?regional
conflict that contributed to the Biafran War.
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When the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could lower the voting age to eighteen in federal but not in state elections, which of the following was ratified to reverse that decision?
A) the Twenty-sixth Amendment B) the Seventeenth Amendment C) the Eighteenth Amendment D) the Sixteenth Amendment E) the Tenth Amendment
Prior to scientific polling, members of Congress used to read the walls of bathrooms to understand how people felt about issues.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Approximately 33% of American voters identify themselves as _______________ party.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Congress can expedite legislation through a more streamlined process. This is called ______.
a. concurrent work b. reconciliation c. co-sponsorship d. joint resolution