Concept List By Country
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| 199074827 | Acephalous societies | Societies that were ruled without executive leadership but instead a committee was established to make key political decisions. | |
| 199074828 | Autocracy | A few rulers govern w/ absolute power, Similar to authoritarianism. | |
| 199074829 | Bicameral | a legislative body with two chambers that represent the masses. | |
| 199074830 | Clientelism | (or patron-client networks) An established political elite maintains control through an elaborate network of contacts, co-opting his adversaries with varies perks. | |
| 199074831 | Corporatism | Interest groups are given priority in decision making, usually involved ties with business, labor, and government over economic policy. | |
| 199074832 | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): | The organization established in 1975 among the sixteen governments in West Africa. Its goals are to strengthen and broaden the economies in the region through the removal of trade barriers | |
| 199074833 | Emir | Traditional Islamic ruler who rules over a kingdom in northern Nigeria. | |
| 199074834 | Hegemonic power | A state that can control the pattern of alliances and terms of the international order, and often shapes domestic political developments in countries throughout the world. | |
| 199074835 | Indirect Rule | Traditional ruler and political structures were used to rule existing colonial territories in assisting the governing mother country. | |
| 199074836 | Prebendalism | State offices are used for the personal benefit by officeholders as well as of their support group or clients. Patron-client networks keep these ideas alive. | |
| 199074837 | Warrant Chiefs | British colonial officials selected chiefs to assist in political matters and enforcing laws. Chiefs were co-opted to and were used much like puppet rulers. | |
| 199074838 | Westminster Model | A Parliament is the dominant institution |
