Governments of Africa

What type of government does Nigeria have?

• A dictatorship

• An autocracy

• A monarchy

• A republic

What is the leader of a parliamentary system often called?

• king

• president

• governor

• prime minister

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 kind of government has the MOST citizen participation? 

• Democratic
• Autocratic
• Oligarchic
• Dictatorship

How is the president of South Africa chosen?

• He is appointed be the king

• He is elected by the National Assembly

• He is chosen by the country's religious leader

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

• the court

• the people

• an individual ruler

• elected legislature

Government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has little, if any, role in the government. 

• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Republic

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.

How are a democracy, oligarchy, and autocracy DIFFERENT?

• the sharing of power between the different levels of government

• the election of the three branches of government

• the role of the citizen

• the law making process