Africa Govt & Econ

How do the roles of citizens differ in modern autocracies and democracies?

• Citizens directly elect the head of government in autocracies and the legislature elects the head of government in democracies.

• Citizens directly elect the head of government in democracies and the legislature elects the head of government in autocracies.

• Citizens choose the government's leaders in autocracies but have no role in choosing leaders in democracies.

• Citizens choose the government's leaders in democracies but have no role in choosing leaders in autocracies.

Which form of government is best represented in this diagram?

• Presidential democracy with a bicameral legislature

• Parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature

• Parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature

• Parliamentary democracy with a unicameral legislature

Which best completes this venn diagram?

• Constitutional Monarchy; limited citizen involvement

• Presidential Democracy; corruption remains an issue

• Parliamentary Democracy; leader is the prime minister

• Islamic Republic; leader chosen by religious leaders

Why have some African government been unable to the issues of disease and food insecurity?

• Governments have refused to accept foreign aid.

• Leaders are often unaware of the issues.

• Government instability has prevented these issues from being dealt with.

• The citizens have refused to accept government aid.

Which of these is related to this newspaper headline?

• Free and fair elections in Nigeria

• The end of apartheid in South Africa

• End of colonial rule in Kenya

• End of colonial rule in South Africa

Which of the following will be true because of the results of this election?

• The president of Kenya will be a member of the Democratic Alliance Party.

• The president of South Africa will be a member of the African National Congress.

• A coaltion of parties will be necessary to choose the president of South Africa.

• The legislative branch will choose the president of Nigeria.

Which of these statements best describes the reason for the movement on this map?

• People are leaving South Sudan because of a civil war.

• People are leaving Kenya because of water scarcity.

• People are coming to South Sudan because of economic opportunity.

• People are leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo because of deforestation.

Which of these statements is true about the role of citizens in Kenya's government.

• They have high participation because they elect the president directly.

• They have little participation because of the autocracy in Kenya.

• They have limited participation because women are not allowed to run for office.

• The have some participation because they elect the people who elect the prime minister.

Which situation will occur in a market economy?

• There will be few obstacles to start a business.

• There will be few opportunities to start a business.

• The government will own all large businesses.

• The government will be active in starting new businesses.

Which statement is true based on the data in this chart?

• South Africa GDP is low because of little investment in education.

• Nigeria's poverty rate is high because of little investment in education.

• Kenya's GDP is high because of investment in education.

• South Africa's GDP is high because of low unemployment.