Unit 5: African Government Review

Which kind of democracy would this be based on the diagram?

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

• Traditional

• Market

Which would BEST replace the letter A?

• Citizens

• President

• Parliament

• Legislature

Which would BEST replace the letter B?

• Citizens

• Chief Executive

• Parliament

• Dictator

Which would BEST replace the letter C?

• Citizens

• President

• Legislature

• Prime Minister

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

• The courts

• The people

• An individual ruler

• An elected legislature

Which BEST describe the two predominant forms of a democratic government?

• dictatorship & republican

• presidential & dictatorship

• parliamentary & presidential

• presidential & confederate

In this type of government, the elected head of the executive branch acts independently of the legislative and judicial branches.

• Parliamentary Democracy
• Republic
• Presidential Democracy
• Theocracy

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.

What type of government does South Africa have?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy

What type of government does Nigeria have?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy