African Gov and Econ

In Nigeria, a president is elected by popular vote every four years. What type of government does Nigeria have?

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Constitutional Monarchy

In Kenya, a president is elected by popular vote every 5 years. What type of citizen participation does Kenya have?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Unitary

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

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

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

In South Africa, people elect representatives to the National Assembly and the National Assembly elects the president. What type of government does South Africa have?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Totalitarian

Until 1994, when South Africa’s apartheid laws were abolished, many African countries and members of the United Nations refused to trade with South Africa. This is known as a(n)

• Embargo

• Tariff

• Quota

• Subsidy

What is a country's literacy rate MOST related to?

• Investment in human capital

• Investment in capital goods

• Investment in entrepreneurs

• Investment in currency exchange

South Africa placed a _________________ (tax) on imported chicken from the US to protect the chicken industry in South Africa.

• Tariff

• Quota

• Embargo

• Standard

A limit on the amount of product imported into a country

• Quota

• Tariff

• Embargo

• Subsidy

Why is a system of currency exchange needed?

• Both answers are correct

• Each country has a different currency

• Each currency has a different value

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

• Market

• Mixed

• Command

• Communism