Africa Governments

In a democracy, citizens play an important role because they are able to vote for leaders.

• True

• False: Oligarchy

• False: Autocracy

South Africa has a presidential democracy.

• Ture

• False: Parliamentary Democracy

• False: Autocracy

South Africa is a parliamentary democracy in which the chief executive is elected by the citizens.

• True

• False: selected by parliament

• False: selected by heredity

Citizens directly vote for the president in Kenya.

• True

• False: Parliament votes for Prime Minister

• False: vote for Autocratic Dictator

Women’s rights and government corruption are serious flaws in Kenya and Nigeria’s democratic governments.

• True

• False: Autocratic

• False: Absolute Monarchy

In a democracy, a ruler has absolute power and the citizens do not possess the right to choose their own leaders.

• True

• False: Monarchy

• False: Autocracy

South Africa has one of the weakest democratic governments in Africa today.

• True

• False: Strongest

In Kenya and Nigeria, citizens elect the chief executive.

• True

• False: Kenya and South Africa

• False: South Africa and Nigeria

In South Africa, the president comes to the role by hereditary line.

• True

• False: He or she is selected from the legislature

• False: He or she is elected directly by the citizens

In a/an presidential democracy, citizens vote for members of the legislature and the members select the country’s leader.

• True

• False: Autocracy

• False: Parliamentary Democracy