A) divide and conquer.
B) indirect rule.
C) a patron-client relationship.
D) a fiefdom system.
E) neocolonialism.
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A) should Nigeria have a presidential or parliamentary system?
B) how is the country to be governed given its great diversity?
C) how should Nigeria privatize its state-owned industries?
D) which religion should be adopted as the national religion?
E) should Nigeria remain a single country?
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A) semipresidentialism.
B) presidentialism.
C) parliamentarianism.
D) direct military rule.
E) authoritarianism.
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A) Several precolonial societies had democratic elements.
B) Centralized states developed in both the north and the south.
C) Parts of the area were occupied by stateless societies with diffuse political authority.
D) Islam was introduced only through a series of jihads.
E) The Fulani Empire held sway until British colonial authority was imposed on Northern Nigeria in 1900.
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A) During the Cold War, Nigeria's military governments generally aligned their foreign policies with that of the United States.
B) The United States buys about 8 percent of its oil exports from Nigeria and this has generally muted its criticism of Nigerian domestic politics.
C) Although he has maintained the county's close ties to the US, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan did not particularly emphasize this in his election campaigns.
D) A sizeable Nigerian diaspora exists in the United States and has recently begun to exercise some influence over American foreign affairs.
E) Since the 1960s, Christian Nigerians have been avid consumers of American Pentecostalism.
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A) One out of every five Black Africans is Nigerian.
B) Nigeria's population is nearly 60 precent of West Africa's total.
C) Nigeria is evenly divided among Christians and Muslims.
D) Although Nigeria is the largest country in West Africa, its GDP accounts for less than a quarter of the total GDP of the subregion.
E) Nigeria is among the ten most populous countries in the world.
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A) Its first president, Olusegun Obasjano, undertook a number of steps towards democratization, such as retiring military officers who held power under military governments, while he simultaneously sought to use nondemocratic means to sustain his stay in power.
B) The military has not intervened in politics.
C) Its second president, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, was largely ineffective due to failing health and political challenges.
D) It was formed after the military peacefully handed over power to an elected civilian government.
E) All transfers of power thus far have been without controversy.
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A) diversifying Nigeria's export base beyond oil.
B) central bank autonomy.
C) rebuilding Nigeria's education system.
D) encouraging population growth both to support the labor market and to build a domestic market.
E) meaningful privatization.
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