Government and Economy of Africa Review

Nigeria specializes in _____.

• Oil
• Diamonds
• Gold
• Technology

South Africa specializes in ____.

• Oil
• Diamonds
• Uranim
• Technology

In Nigeria, the constitutional arrangement requires political power to be evenly distributed between the central government and the various regional authorities. The president of Nigeria is elected every four years in a nationwide poll. Based on this information, the government of Nigeria is MOST LIKELY…?

• Confederation
• Unitary
• Federal
• Oligarchy

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

In Kenya most of the important national decisions are taken by the central government. Distributing power this way would mean Kenya has what form of government?

• Confederation
• Federal
• Democracy
• Unitary

When the people have a role in deciding rulers and what decisions are made is called

• dictatorship
• oligarchy
• democracy

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.

In a unitary government system who holds most of the power?

• the individual voters
• the local governments
• the central government
• both the central and local governments

1. This African nation is a major world supplier of gold, diamonds, and platinum.
2. Agriculture only makes up 3.4% of this nation's GDP, and most of that farming is commercial.
3. This nation is a member of the World Trade Organization, and its major trade partners are the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

• Kenya
• Sudan
• Nigeria
• South Africa

In Kenya most of the important national decisions are taken by the central government. Distributing power this way would mean Kenya has what form of government?

• Confederation
• Federal
• Democracy
• Unitary