AKS 35 - Comparing Governments (Africa)

Members of the legislature choose the head of the government in what type of government?

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• Theocratic state

Situation: A president abuses his/her power in office and denies the citizens' right to vote in another leader.

The country would change from a democracy to a(n) _____________________.

• theocracy

• parliamentary democracy

• bicameral legislature

• autocracy

Which statement below describes an autocracy?

• People choose representatives to the government.

• The leader has absolute power and cannot be voted out.

• The legislators select the leader.

• The leader is elected directly by the people.

A greater separation of executive and legislative powers exists in what type of government?

• democracy

• autocracy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

How is the president of South Africa chosen?

• The president is directly elected by the people in a national election.

• The president is chosen by the country’s religious leaders.

• The president is elected by parliament, which is called the National Assembly.

• The president is appointed by a king

What is the leader of a parliamentary system often called?

• king

• president

• governor

• prime minister

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

• dictatorship & republican

• presidential & dictatorship

• parliamentary & presidential

• presidential & confederate

In this type of government, the elected head of the executive branch acts independently of the legislative and judicial branches.

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Republic

• Presidential Democracy

• Theocracy

In this type of government, political and governmental power is held by the citizens of the country, who choose who among themselves will lead them

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

• A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

• A Prime Minister has more power than a President.

• A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.