Africa Governments

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By the early 1900's, who colonized most of Africa?

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Europeans

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What group of people had little say in the type of governments that were established by European colonists in Africa?

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The African People

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Approximately how many independent countries are located in Africa today?

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More than 50

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In this type of government, one person possesses unlimited power, and citizens have a limited role in government?

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autocracy

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What type of government is this? Supreme power is vested in the citizens and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation involving free elections.

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democracy

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What type of government is described where citizens elect members of parliament and then the members of parliament select the leader?

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Parliamentary

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In this system of government, the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect the leader.

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presidential

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This country became independent from Great Britain in 1963

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Kenya

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What type of legislature body is described: any lawmaking body of government that consists of two separate houses or chambers

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bicameral

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What did Kenya recently do for women's rights?

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having female representation from each of its 47 counties in the legislative branch