Terms to Consider: Bantu migration Igbo Action Group Party (AGP) pastorialism Sokoto Caliphate federalism iron smelting emirates Western Region Nok emir Northern Region Yoruba kingdoms waqf Eastern Region Ile-Ife sharia Regionalism Niger River Delta British Empire Decolonization Oyo Empire Lagos Governor-general Tran-Saharan trade network Sphere of influence Regional assemblies Tran-Atlantic slave trade Imperial competition Parliamentary system Hausa British Commonwealth Biafran Civil War Islam Berlin Conference Coup d’etat literacy National Council of Nigerian Military rule Usman Dan-Fodio Citizens (NCNC) Oil revenue Fulani Wars Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe National debt Fulani Northern People’s Congress (NPC) Guiding Questions: 1. How did the arrival of Islam in the northern regions of Nigeria affect the political, social, and economic structure of the region? How did the Fulani Wars alter the way Islam was practiced in the north? 2. What economic, political, and social effects did the trans-Atlantic slave trade have on the Nigerian population and polities? (Consider the Sokoto Caliphate and the Oyo Empire.) 3. How did the imperial structure of the British Empire affect the readiness of Nigeria for independence in 1960? IV. Nigeria: Political Regime Terms to Consider: Executive branch parastatals Political terrorism Legislative branch state corporatism Regional parties Judicial branch National Assembly People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Electoral process Senate All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential system House of Representatives Zoning Oil revenue Federal character principle Derivational formula veto Ken Saro-Wiwa Supreme Court patrimonialism Abacha Judicial review 1999 constitution Obasanjo Sharia Fourth Republic Babangida 2007 election Goodluck Jonathan Coup d’etat 2011 election Mahammadu Buhari Military Guiding Questions: 1. Why does Nigeria have the requirement of winning at least 25% of votes cast in 2/3 of Nigeria’s states to move to second round? 2. What factors limit the strength and independence of the Nigerian National Assembly? V. Nigeria: Political Conflict and Competition
Terms to Consider: Bantu migration pastorialism iron smelting Nok Yoruba kingdoms Ile-Ife Niger River Delta Oyo Empire Tran-Saharan trade network Tran-Atlantic slave trade Hausa Islam literacy Usman Dan-Fodio Fulani Wars Fulani Igbo Sokoto Caliphate emirates emir waqf sharia British Empire Lagos Sphere of influence Imperial competition British Commonwealth Berlin Conference National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC) Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe Northern People’s Congress (NPC) Action Group Party (AGP) federalism Western Region Northern Region Eastern Region Regionalism Decolonization Governor-general Regional assemblies Parliamentary system Biafran Civil War Coup d’etat Military rule Oil revenue National debt Guiding Questions: 1. How did the arrival of Islam in the northern regions of Nigeria affect the political, social, and economic structure of the region? How did the Fulani Wars alter the way Islam was practiced in the north? 2. What economic, political, and social effects did the trans-Atlantic slave trade have on the Nigerian population and polities? (Consider the Sokoto Caliphate and the Oyo Empire.) 3. How did the imperial structure of the British Empire affect the readiness of Nigeria for independence in 1960? IV. Nigeria: Political Regime Terms to Consider: Executive branch Legislative branch Judicial branch Electoral process Presidential system Oil revenue veto patrimonialism 1999 constitution Fourth Republic Goodluck Jonathan Mahammadu Buhari parastatals state corporatism National Assembly Senate House of Representatives Federal character principle Ken Saro-Wiwa Abacha Obasanjo Babangida Coup d’etat Military Political terrorism Regional parties People’s Democratic Party (PDP) All Progressives Congress (APC) Zoning Derivational formula Supreme Court Judicial review Sharia 2007 election 2011 election Guiding Questions: 1. Why does Nigeria have the requirement of winning at least 25% of votes cast in 2/3 of Nigeria’s states to move to second round? 2. What factors limit the strength and independence of the Nigerian National Assembly? V. Nigeria: Political Conflict and Competition
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