Which of the following defines the concept of indirect rule that the British attempted to apply in Nigeria?
A. It refers to the allocation of all government tax revenue, including oil revenues, based on the population.
B. It refers to the competition over control of the central government and access to the rapidly increasing oil revenues.
C. It refers to a form of colonial governance in which local authorities are incorporated into the system of colonial administration.
D. It refers to the requirement that electoral districts for all elections always have a magnitude of one, meaning that only one candidate from each constituency can win office.
E. 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 a country's states in order to win the presidency.
C
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The neorealist prediction that inessential states never become essential implies that:
a. The Soviet Union should not have collapsed. b. The United States should not have become a superpower. c. Austria-Hungary should not have been eliminated. d. Russia is expected to become a superpower again.
All of the following are proposals for tort reform EXCEPT ________
A. ending the rule of joint and several liability B. capping the award for pain and suffering C. increasing punitive damage awards D. restricting the fees that lawyers can charge a victim
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following statements is TRUE about failed states?
a. None is a European country. b. Most countries on the list are extremely poor. c. Most countries on the list were previously colonies. d. All failed states collapse totally.
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