GOVERN AND ECONOMICS TEST

What is the responsibility of a citizen as part of a democratic government?

• to protest with force if necessary

• to protect human rights

• to vote in elections

• to propose laws

SouthAfrica invests money in research and development of mining technologies.

Why would South Africa invest money in developing new mining technologies?

• to increase imports

• to decrease specialization

• to decrease capital goods

• to increase Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita

In Kenya, an insect is attacking the tea plants. Elim, a farmer, uses supplies he has on

his tea farm to create a special netting with insect repellant on one side. When his

invention successfully protects his tea plants, he starts making more of these nets and

selling them to his neighbors.

What is Elim doing?

• investing in capital goods

• investing in human capital

• becoming an entrepreneur

• exploiting natural resources

In some African countries, citizens cast votes for their national leader every four years.

The countries have only one political party and membership in this one party is

mandatory for all citizens.

Which form of government are these countries MOST LIKELY to have?

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

South Africa has only recently begun efforts to produce tea for sale. Kenya is one of the

biggest tea growing nations in the world.

Which TWO statements explain why South Africa might place a tariff on tea from Kenya

instead of passing an embargo?

• A tariff would allow the government of South Africa to control how much

  Kenyan tea is on the market each year so that there is never more Kenyan tea

  available than South African tea.

• A tariff would allow the new South African tea industry to compete sooner, but

  an embargo against Kenyan tea might result in the demand for tea exceeding

  the supply, since the South African tea industry is still small.

• A tariff would protect the people starting tea production in South Africa

  without affecting other trade with Kenya, while an embargo would end all trade

  with Kenya and affect more than the tea industry.

• A tariff would make Kenyan tea more expensive than South African tea within

  South Africa, while an embargo would only limit the amount of Kenyan tea in

  South Africa without making the price of South African tea more competitive

Which of the following people BEST fulfills the role of an entrepreneur?

• A Kenyan who works on a tea plantation.

• A Kenyan who works in the city for a tourism business.

• A Kenyan who owns his own farm and sells his goods at a local market.

• A Kenyan who grows her own food and trades the small surplus for other

  needed goods.

Which statement BEST compares a feature of Nigeria's economic system to South

Africa's economic system?

• Nigeria has more market systems.

• Nigeria has less international trade.

• Nigeria has a larger government sector.

• Nigeria has less government corruption.

How has the updated stable government in Kenya led to higher literacy rates?

• Kenyan schools are often small and overcrowded.

• Schools in Kenya have been free to attend since 2003.

• Kenyan schools are often modeled after British schools.

• Schooling in Kenya is compulsory between age 6 and age 13.

South Africa’s literacy rate rose between 1996 and 2015.

How would this MOST LIKELY impact the standard of living in South Africa?

• The increased literacy rate would help raise the standard of living.

• The increased literacy rate would help lower the standard of living.

• The increased literacy rate would make raising the standard of living

  important.

• The increased literacy rate would make reducing the standard of living

  important.

How is the prime minister of South Africa and the president of Nigeria alike?

• Both must belong to the political party which controls the legislature.

• Both usually act as the head of government in their countries.

• Neither is allowed to appoint cabinet officials.

• Neither is elected directly by the people.