African Governments Review

A leader who sees himself as a king with all the power and makes all the decisions.

• a. President

• b. Prime Minister

• c. Autocracy

• d. Democracy

Democratic countries allows.......

• a. the president to make all the decisions

• b. citizens to have little to no freedoms

• c. citizens to vote for the legislature who make and enforce laws

• d. the president to appoint the legislature

Citizens vote for the legislature and the legislature chooses the president

• a. democracy

• b. presidential

• c. parliamentary

• d. autocracy

South African citizens

• a. only vote in local elections

• b. do not participate in the government

• c. vote directly for the president

• d. elect the parliament and the parliament chooses the president

In South Africa anyone over the age of 18 may vote in elections that determine the National Assembly (legislature). The National Assembly (legislature) chooses one person to be the executive leader. Based on this information, South Africa would be considered a 

• Federalist Confederation
• Democratic Dictatorship
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Presidential Dictatorship

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

• the courts
• the people 
• an individual ruler
• an elected legislature

What do Kenya's government and Nigeria's government have in common?

• They both allow their citizens to vote at the age of 16.

• They both have presidential democracies.

• They both have parliamentary democracies.

• They both have autocratic governments.

What is the major difference between autocratic and democratic governments?

• Both allow citizens to vote at the age of 18.

• Both have leaders that are called presidents.

• Democratic governments don't allow as much citizen participation as democratic governments.

• Autocratic governments don't allow as much citizen participation as democratic governments.

ALL of the following are considered "flaws" in African governments EXCEPT:

• Politicians taking bribes (corruption).

• Citizens voting for their representatives.

• Women are not equally represented in the government.

• Wealth is unequally distributed.

The Nigerian ______________________ is the country’s bicameral legislature.

• Knesset

• National Assembly

• Kongreso

• Sansad