AP Comparative Government and Politics
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AP Comparative Government and Politics
Sample Class Questions to Explore
Russia• Is a liberal
democracy possible in Russia?
• How will Putin’s rule and Russia itself change as he enters his 3rd term?
• Will popular democratic pressure rise in Russia?
China• How does the authoritarian,
bureaucratic, pseudo-Communist government work in China?
• Is China’s model of state capitalism economically sustainable?
• Will popular political pressure mount as China becomes more wealthy and open?
Iran• How will the pressures of the
theocracy control the semblance of democracy in Iran?
• Will Iran continue to pursue becoming a nuclear armed international pariah?
• Will its young, democratically minded youth in Iran force any changes in Iran’s government?
United Kingdom• What elements of the UK’s
democracy are a model to the world and what elements are archaic?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of the UK’s parliamentary model as compared to presidential systems?
• Will the UK make electoral changes so that it transitions from a two-party system to more of a multiparty model?
Nigeria• How is Nigeria both a model to
sub-Saharan Africa and representational of the conflicts that hold back many African countries?
• Will regional and religious pressure push Nigeria closer to civil war?
• What models of government and economic development would be most effective to Nigeria?
Mexico• Will Mexico continue its
movement to a multiparty democracy?
• What are barriers to Mexico’s economic development?
• How can its current conflict with internal corruption and organized crime resolve?