... the cornerstone of transparency and accountability. In this case, federal cabinet ministers misused their public authority, and were not upholding the doctrine of ministerial responsibility. For these reasons, there was a lack of confidence in the government's ability, which resulted in a low voters turnout. In fact, the 2011 federal election recorded the second lowest voter turnout at 53.8 ... per cent (Unknown, 2012). Inevitably, the public's stance of the government has been negative. Nevertheless, there are political figures that exercise their autonomy ... for a stronger democracy....

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... parties is cultivated by the pluralism of the government at the federal, regional, and local levels. Nationally, the Madisonian view of government by separation of powers with checks and balances makes for an absence of a coalesced focus of power. ... themselves to shape the course of public policy, and gain control over policy decisions. The Role of Interest Groups in Government, by Pendelton Herring, states that "federal administrative services do not constitute an overpowering monolithic entity but rather an uneven array of agencies, each with its own constituency ... to the plans ...

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... " as a political system which has the characteristics of being completely or almost completely responsive to all its citizens. (Dahl (1971) Page 2) Since it is almost impossible for a government to be responsive to all of its citizens, Dahl calls our everyday conception of democracy Polyarchy. So, polyarchies "are regimes that have been substantially popularized and liberalized, one which is ... political parties in order to oppose the government in free and fair elections. (Dahl (1971) Page 2) Now considering the political Regime of Nigeria, I can say that it presents a struggle to inst...

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... able to form and therefore, unpopular views would be heard and the minority would be protected. Additionally, a menagerie of wide-ranging opinions in a large republic would result in the government making much more moderate decisions for the public good as opposed to extreme and biased decisions. Madison described how within these majorities and minorities, existed factions, groups of people united ... was at the state level, it would be extremely difficult for the state legislature to make decisions on a national level, and therefore, federal interests would be handled by the national g...

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... of officials appointed by one president, only to be reappointed by the next president. This reduced the practice of the spoils system by an incoming president, who ended up filling government jobs with loyal followers and people who followed view of himself and party. The civil service reform led to the reduction of the spoils system, which placed a certain number of ... control would extend civil service protection coverage by executive order, thus keeping many of his patronage appointees in office. The practice of both the spoils system and extending protection of federal jobs of pres...

• Word Count: 383
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• Grade Level: Graduate