African Government

What is autocracy?

• Citizens elect members of parliament, and then the members select the leader

• 1 person possesses unlimited power and citizens have limited role in government

• System of government in which the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect leader

• supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation involving free elections

What is democracy?

• 1 person possesses unlimited power and citizens have limited role in government

• Citizens elect members of parliament, and then the members select the leader

• system of government in which the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect leader

• supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation involving free elections

What is parliamentary?

• supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation involving free elections

• 1 person possesses unlimited power and citizens have limited role in government

• system of government in which the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect leader

• Citizens elect members of parliament, and then the members select the leader

What is presidental?

• 1 person possesses unlimited power and citizens have limited role in government

• Citizens elect members of parliament, and then the members select the leader

• system of government in which the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect leader

• supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation involving free elections

What time period did European nations colonized nearly all of Africa?

• 1900s

• 2000s

• 1800s

• 1700s

Who was Kenya's president when it gained its independence form Great Britain on December 12, 1963

• George Washington

• Nelson Mandala

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

What type of government does Kenya currently have?

• Autocratic

• Democratic republic/Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary

• They do not have a government

Kenya's president acts as both ___________ and ___________

• Chief executive and head of state

• the kind and head of state

• the president and vice president

• head of state

How are the leaders chosen in Kenya?

• The bicameral legislature elects the president

• The parliament of Kenya elects the president

• The president is directly elected by the popular vote

• The president elects himself or herself

How long is the term of the president in Kenya?

• 15 years

• 4 years

• 2 years

• 5 years