Africa's Government: Review Unit Tuesday

In Kenya, the President is both the chief executive and the head of state. What type of democracy is this?

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Unitary Democracy

• Constitutional Democracy

Which form of government puts the power of the government in a single person?

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• confederation

How is the president of South Africa chosen?

• A. He is elected by the country’s people.

• He is elected by the country’s legislature.

• He is appointed by the King.

• He is chosen by the country’s religious leader.

What type of government does South Africa have?

• Oligarchy

• Presidential democracy

• Parliamentary democracy

• Autocracy

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.

A system of government where power is NOT shared between the strong central government and state governments is a

• Democratic system.

• Federal system.

• Oligarchic system.

• Unitary system.

The type of government in which power rests with a small group of people is called a(n)

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Federal Republic

The two predominate forms of democratic governments are parliamentary and _________.

• Federal

• Constitutional

• Communist

• Presidential

How are Nigeria and Kenya similar?

• both autocracies
• both parliamentary democracies
• both presidential democracies
• citizens can only vote for legislature

Citizens in Kenya participate.....

• a. by voting at the age of 15

• b. only the parliament can vote

• c. by voting males only at the age of 18

• d. by voting males and females at the age of 18