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Legitimacy (China (Mass Line (Top down communication between leaders and…

- - - - legitimacy was not for peasants to decide but rebellions and unrest served as signs that the emperor was failing
  - - - emerging the mayhem was Mao Zedong with his own version of authority know as Maoism.
      - the people's republic of china was established in 1949 and mao led the communist party as the new wielder of power.
        
        one important source of power has been the military. is represented in the government b the central military commission.
- - - - Former British colony
      - Learned western rule of law
  - - - Parents sending their daughters to hybrid public elementary schools that offer traditional islamic education along with math and reading
        
        This could improve women literacy rates
      - Tensions between Muslims and Christians
        
        Nigeria plagued by ethnic and religious violence as attacks on Christians rise
        
        A deadly attack left 11 dead and 30 wounded after a disgruntled police officer drove his truck into a group of children in yet another Easter tragedy, this time in Gombe, Nigeria.
        Earlier this month, Islamist militants massacred 17 Christians and injured eight in an attack on a church in Nasarawa state. The attack occurred during an infant dedication when armed militants opened fire in the church, killing the baby’s mother and several children.
      - Boko Haram is an Islamic terrorist group in the North
        
        Nigeria: 52 Boko Haram fighters killed in attack on MNJTF in Cross Kauwa, Chad army says
        
        More than 50 Boko Haram fighters were killed in an attack on the Multinational Joint Task Force in northeastern Nigeria, a Chadian military spokesperson said Wednesday.
  - - - Nigeria Seeks Russia’s Assistance to Build Nuclear Power Plants, Modernise Military Arsenal
        
        Basically, Nigeria wants Nuclear power and they intend on russia helping them to get it. Unfortunately, because of how corrupt Nigeria is, this will end badly. Also, it shows the influence of Nigerian military getting what they want through force because they have seniority in the country.
  - - - On The Making Of A People's Constitution By Femi Falana
        
        "The Minority Report argues against “state citizenship” which contradicts the “national citizenship.” If the formula provided by Osoba and Usman in 1976 had been assimilated in the economy, polity and society the bloodletting arising from the episodic wars of the “indigenes” versus the “settlers” could probably have been avoided. Today, the advocates of ethnic and geographical restructuring dominate waves. "
- - - - House of commons: (Bicameral)
        -Hase right to impose taxes
        -discusses different budget measures
        
        Has right to withhold different public departments.
      - House of Lords
        
        Has right to pass and create laws.
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- - - - the constitution during that era created a democratic 3-branched government but the PRI served as an important sources of gov't legitimacy until other political parties challenged their monopoly
      - after the election of 200 the PRI lost the presidency and one house of congress, and now only holds a minority in both houses
- - - - This is based on the dynamic personality of an individual leader or a small group.
    - - This rests upon the belief that tradition should determine who rules and how.
    - - This is based on neither on tradition nor on the force of single personality, but rather on a system of well-established laws and procedures.
  - - - Charisma is a powerful factor in establishing legitimacy, whether the country is democratic or totalitarian
    - - If citizens identify strongly with their nation, not just the state, they are usually more accepting of the legitimacy of the government
    - - If a government has been in place for a long time, citizens and other countries are more likely to view it as legitimate
    - - Chances are that the government is a legitimate one if citizens receive benefits from the government, if the government wins wars, and/or if citizens are protected from violence and crime
    - - Citizens tend to credit their government with economic prosperity, and they often blame government for economic hardships
- - - - Is suspected to be extremely corrupt and very rigged. The people's favorite lost, by a landslide. The Country was not cool with that.
      - People protested the government all over the place, and although the government took many measures to stop them, people still feel very uncomfortable about their government.
        
        The level legitimacy took of severe hit after the 2009 election and as a result the population took a stand against the Theocracy.
        
        People have been advocating for more modern rights, that traditionally would not be allowed in the Qu'ran. Rights such as removing the Hijab, and the like
        
        The government however has been very reluctant to allow these rights, and as a result people have lost faith in their government. The People are moving towards more Westernized Freedoms, but the government is not budging on their traditionalist views.
      - Day of Rage
      - Guardian Article on Protests
- - - - communist rule provided the legitimacy base for the party
        
        nomenklatura, helped legitimize the government by getting the common people involved with the party
      - Lenin was a charismatic leader, gained followers and started the communist revolution
      - nationalism and shared political culture
      - The Fall of the USSR (decrease in legitimacy)
        
        economic disparity, cause unrest in the country
        
        dissatisfaction with the government and governance
    - - elections
        
        rational legal
        
        the system appears to be stabilizing after the election of of putin for the first time in 2000, however they have retreated from their democratic traditions and reverted to the more traditional authoritarian practices
      - Russian Orthodox Church
        
        The Russian orthodox church has been a large factor in Putin's legitimacy. He uses it to legitimize Russian expansion and to discredit the West's influence in eastern Europe Link