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

• dictatorship & republican

• presidential & dictatorship

• parliamentary & presidential

• presidential & confederate

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.

What type of government does South Africa have?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy

What type of government does Nigeria have?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy

What type government does Kenya have?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy

In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?

• the court

• the people

• an individual ruler

• elected legislature

Mary leads her country. She was elected by the people. She has a lot of power but there are other branches of government that keep her power in check. What type of government does this describe?

• Presidential Democracy
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Dictatorship

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

• presidential
• republic
• dictatorship
• parliamentary

What kind of democracy does this diagram represent?

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy