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Check the TWO characteristics that describe a democracy.

• All people have power.

• Citizen have few opportunities to participate in government.

• One person has power.

• Citizens have many opportunities to participate in government.

Power is balanced between each branch of government through “separation of powers” in a _______________ .

• presidential

• parliamentary

What is the main DIFFERENCE between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

• Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

• Prime Minister has more power than a President.

• President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

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 this type of government, political and governmental power is held by the citizens of the country, who choose who among themselves will lead them

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

What kind of government has the MOST citizen participation? 

• Democratic

• Autocratic

• Oligarchic

• Dictatorship

What type of government does South Africa have?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy

What type of government does Nigeria have?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy

What type government does Kenya have?

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• autocracy

In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?

• the court

• the people

• an individual ruler

• elected legislature