Africa's Government Review

In Kenya, the President is both the chief executive and the head of state. What type of democracy is this?

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Unitary Democracy

• Constitutional Democracy

This system of government is a loose alliance where local governments hold the power:

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Confederation

• Federal system

• Unitary system

Which form of government puts the power of the government in a single person?

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• confederation

How is the president of South Africa chosen?

• A. He is elected by the country’s people.

• He is elected by the country’s legislature.

• He is appointed by the King.

• He is chosen by the country’s religious leader.

What type of government does South Africa have?

• Oligarchy

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Autocracy

If Kenya and the United States are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?

• The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the legislature select the leader.

• The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.

• The leaders are passed down through generations.

• The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries.

What type of government system does Kenya have?

• Unitary

• Confederation

• Federal

• Absolute Monarchy

A system of government where power is NOT shared between the strong central government and state governments is a

• Democratic system.

• Federal system.

• Oligarchic system.

• Unitary system.

The type of government in which power rests with a small group of people is called a(n)

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Federal Republic

The two predominate forms of democratic governments are parliamentary and _________.

• Federal

• Constitutional

• Communist

• Presidential