Review African Gov

Citizens directly vote for the President in Kenya. Therefore, Kenya has a _________________________.

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Autocracy

• Communist Government

In South Africa, citizens elect members to the National Assembly (house of Parliament), then parliament selects one of its members to be the president. South Africa has what type of government?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Communist

How are Nigeria and Kenya similar?

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

Who is the head of government in Kenya?

• prime minister
• president
• king
• emperor

Kenya: Presidential Democracy :: South Africa: _______________.

• Absolute Monarchy
• Federal Republic
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Parliamentary Democracy

Which statement BEST explains how the people of Kenya elect their head of government 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 government.

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

How is the president of South Africa chosen?

• He is appointed by the king.
• He is elected by the National Assembly.
• He is chosen by the country's religious leaders.
• He is identified by the people in a national election.

What is the type of government is the head of government elected by the citizens?

• constitutional republic

• autocracy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

Citizens of most democracies

• vote directly for their leader
• vote for representatives to make laws
• vote for a small group of leaders
• have little to no participation

If the citizen participation in a country is labeled as autocratic then?

• the central government has all power

• one person has total control of the country

• citizens get to vote

• one group has total control of a country