Government and Economics of Africa Final Review

Which answer BEST compares the governments of South Africa and Kenya? (35c.)

• There are no checks on the authority of the executive leader of the Kenyan government.

• There are no checks on the authority of the executive leader of the South African government.

• There is a greater separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of the Kenyan government.

• There is a greater separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of the South African government.

Use the Venn diagram to answer the question.

Which of the following BEST completes the Venn diagram? (35c.)

• Parliamentary democracy; corruption in government; unequal wealth distribution.

• Presidential democracy; corruption in government remains an issue; citizens vote for chief executive and members of parliament separately.

• Presidential democracy; corruption in government; parliament chooses chief executive.

• Parliamentary democracy; corruption in government; citizens vote for parliament and chief executive separately.

How do the governments of Kenya and Nigeria compare? (35c.)

• Both countries are presidential democracies; political instability affects citizen participation in elections.

• Both countries are parliamentary democracies; unequal wealth distribution affects citizen participation in elections.

• Both countries are presidential democracies; citizens vote yet, have some limits on freedoms featured in other democracies.

• Both countries are presidential democracies; citizens elect members of parliament and parliament chooses the chief executive.

How is the role of citizens in selecting the head of government in Nigeria and Kenya similar? (35c.)

• In both countries, citizens directly elect the head of government. National elections are held in which citizens vote for their favorite candidate.

• In both countries, citizens indirectly elect the head of government. Citizens elect members of legislature who then select the head of government.

• In both countries, citizens play no role in selecting the head of government. Each country’s head of government is chosen by the country’s monarch.

• In both countries, citizens play no role in selecting the head of government. The legislature selects the head of state and he or she appoints the head of government.

Which is a key difference between parliamentary and presidential democracies? (35b.)

• There is less separation of executive and judicial power in a presidential democracy.

• There is less separation of executive and legislative power in a presidential democracy.

• There is less separation of executive and judicial power in a parliamentary democracy.

• There is less separation of executive and legislative power in a parliamentary democracy.

Which of the following would be BEST to address the problem of AIDS and help those affected by it? (36a.)

• a country whose military recently seized control of the government

• a nation that has had a stable democratic system for multiple decades

• a nation rich in natural resources that is rebuilding from a decades long civil war

• a country that has recently gained its independence from a former colonial power

After its political system stabilized, what was South Africa’s government able to do? (36a.)

• reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country

• promote the growth of the domestic car industry

• promote the nuclear weapons and energy industry

• reduce the spread of the Ebola virus in the country

Why have African governments been unable to respond to the rising AIDS epidemic? (36a.)

• The governments refuse to accept foreign aid.

• The governments will not look for the cause of AIDS.

• Governmental leaders are unaware of the dangers of AIDS.

• Governmental instability causes many issues to be ignored.

Why are there more educational opportunities for young boys than for young girls in Kenya? (36a.)

• The national government pays for the education of all young boys.

• The society and culture of Kenya favors education in boys over girls.

• The nongovernmental organizations in Kenya are focused on helping boys.

• The scholarships paid for by the national government are not offered to girls.

Use the map to answer the question.

According to the map, what events MOST LIKELY explain why many of the children in South Sudan do not complete primary (elementary) school? (36a.)

• There are a lack of qualified teachers available in rural areas of South Sudan to reach all students.

• Genocide in South Sudan has eliminated most of children before they could complete primary school.

• Traditional African cultures do not send girls to school, lowering the number of children who do not complete primary school.

• Civil war between Sudan and South Sudan has created too much instability to provide a consistent and quality education to citizens in South Sudan.