Unit 6 - Government and Economics of Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing an urgent medical crisis in the early 21st Century. Which of these is that crisis?

• the spread of AIDS?HIV

• the spread of cancer

• the spread of influenza

• the spread of the plague

Which would MOST significantly help combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in countries in Africa?

• Stricter laws prosecuting people who knowingly spread HIV.

• Improved education that would lead to better job opportunities.

• Clean air and water regulations that promote a healthier environment.

• Stable governments that can spend more money on infrastructure and healthcare.

Government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections. 

• Democracy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Dictatorship

Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government?

• dictatorship and republican
• presidential and dictatorship
• presidential and confederate
• parliamentary and presidential

In this type of democracy, the law-making body (legislature) chooses the leader.

• presidential
• republic
• dictatorship
• parliamentary

What is an embargo?

• A government order to stop trade.

• A limit placed on imports.

• A tax placed on imports.

In a command economy, who holds power over the economy?

• The people
• The government 
• Beyonce
• The traditions of your ancesetors 

Which of the following is an economic system in which economic decisions are made according to social roles & culture?

• Market economy
• Command economy
• Traditional economy
• Mixed economy

Nigeria specializes in _____.

• Oil

• Diamonds

• Gold

• Technology

Which economy is dictated by supply and demand and the buyers and sellers?

• Market
• Socilaism 
• Mixed 
• Command