Unit 4 Review - Governments of Africa

Which statement BEST explains how the people of Kenya elect their true head-of-state versus the people of South Africa?

• Kenyan citizens directly elect their leader.

• South African citizens directly elect their leader.

• Kenyan citizens elect legislators to represent them in government, but they do not get to vote for their true head-of-state.

• Nigerian citizens do not have the right to vote in elections.

Citizens may participate in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa's governments at what age?

• 16

• 18

• 21

• 25

Which pair of countries have governments that are most similar?

• Kenya and South Africa

• South Africa and United States

• Kenya and Nigeria

• Nigeria and South Africa

What form of government does Kenya have?

• Parliamentary democracy

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary autocracy

• Presidential autocracy

South Africa is a parliamentary democracy. Based on this information, how is the president of South Africa determined?

• A. The citizens of South Africa vote directly for the president.

• Whoever controls the South African courts becomes the president.

• The legislature of South Africa votes to elect the president.

• Whoever controls the South African military becomes the president.

If Kenya and the United States are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?

• The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the legislature select the leader.

• The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.

• The leaders are passed down through generations.

• The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries.

How is citizen participation in the selection of the head of government similar or different in Kenya and South Africa?

• Both Kenyan and South African citizens elect the head of government in direct elections.

• Both South African and Kenyan citizens elect legislative representatives who select the head of government

• Kenyan citizens elect the head of government in direct elections, but South African citizens elect legislative representatives who select the head of government.

• South African citizens elect the head of government in direct elections, but Kenyan citizens elect legislative representatives who select the head of government.

How is the president of South Africa chosen?

• The citizens of South Africa elect the president via a nationwide vote. .

• Leaders of local governments in South Africa decide who will serve as president

• Elected members of the South African legislature select the president.

• The nation's president is determined by justices of the Supreme Court of South Africa.

What form of government does South Africa have?

• Parliamentary democracy

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary autocracy

• Presidential autocracy

What is one way the Kenyan government attempted to increase its citizens' access to education?

• It created vouchers that allow rural children to attend urban schools.

• It improved highways so that children could travel to school more easily.

• It made primary school free and required children to attend.

• It ended the use of literacy tests as a requirement for enrollment