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AFRICA. Government/Civics Understandings. SS7CG1 – a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, federal. Unitary Central government holds all power Local governments under central control Monarchy is good example.

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  1. AFRICA Government/Civics Understandings

  2. SS7CG1 – a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, federal. • Unitary • Central government holds all power • Local governments under central control • Monarchy is good example

  3. SS7CG1 – a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, federal. • Confederation • Local governments hold all power • Central has only the power local governments allow it to have • United Nations is good example

  4. SS7CG1 – a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, federal. • Federal • Power is shared among different levels of government • Made up of executive, legislative and judicial branch

  5. SS7CG1 – b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. • Autocratic • Ruler has absolute power • Individuals have no rights to choose leaders or vote

  6. SS7CG1 – b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. • Oligarchy • Government by the few • A political party or other small group makes all of the major decisions

  7. SS7CG1 – b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. • Democratic • People play a greater role in deciding who the rulers are and what decisions they make • Decisions are made by majority vote

  8. In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions? • The courts • The people • An individual ruler • An elected legislature

  9. In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions? • The courts • The people • An individual ruler • An elected legislature

  10. Which describes the decision-makers in an oligarchy? • Voting citizens • Judges and lawyers • A king and his family • A group of powerful leaders

  11. Which describes the decision-makers in an oligarchy? • Voting citizens • Judges and lawyers • A king and his family • A group of powerful leaders

  12. Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy? • Kings are always cruel rulers • The people play a role in deciding who rules • All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments • Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders

  13. Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy? • Kings are always cruel rulers • The people play a role in deciding who rules • All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments • Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. In a confederation government system who holds most of the power? • Individual voters • Local governments • Central governments • Central and local governments

  17. In a confederation government system who holds most of the power? • Individual voters • Local governments • Central governments • Central and local governments

  18. In a federal system of government, who holds most of the power? • The president • The local governments • The central governments • Power is shared among different levels of government

  19. In a federal system of government, who holds most of the power? • The president • The local governments • The central governments • Power is shared among different levels of government

  20. SS7CG1 – c. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential. • Parliamentary • People vote for legislature (parliament) • Legislature (parliament) picks leader of government (prime minister)

  21. SS7CG1 – c. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential. • Presidential • People vote for president • Executes the law (executive branch) • People vote for legislature • Pass the laws (legislative branch)

  22. Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government? • Courts • Monarch • President • Legislature

  23. Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government? • Courts • Monarch • President • Legislature

  24. What is the leader of a parliamentary system often called? • King • President • Governor • Prime minister

  25. What is the leader of a parliamentary system often called? • King • President • Governor • Prime minister

  26. Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government? • Dictatorship and republican • Presidential and dictatorship • Presidential and confederate • Parliamentary and presidential

  27. Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government? • Dictatorship and republican • Presidential and dictatorship • Presidential and confederate • Parliamentary and presidential

  28. The leader of a parliamentary type of government is called the • Dictator • President • Prime minister • Prime negotiator

  29. The leader of a parliamentary type of government is called the • Dictator • President • Prime minister • Prime negotiator

  30. Who chooses the country’s leader in a parliamentary form of government? • The monarch • Popular vote of the people • Decision by the national courts • The party with the most representatives in the legislature

  31. Who chooses the country’s leader in a parliamentary form of government? • The monarch • Popular vote of the people • Decision by the national courts • The party with the most representatives in the legislature

  32. Which BEST describes a head of state in a parliamentary government system? • Person who has no role in government • Ceremonial figure without much actual power • The most powerful person in the national government • One who can veto or cancel laws passed by the legislature

  33. Which BEST describes a head of state in a parliamentary government system? • Person who has no role in government • Ceremonial figure without much actual power • The most powerful person in the national government • One who can veto or cancel laws passed by the legislature

  34. Which branch of government passes laws in a presidential system of government? • Judicial • Executive • Legislative • Bureaucracy

  35. Which branch of government passes laws in a presidential system of government? • Judicial • Executive • Legislative • Bureaucracy

  36. In a presidential system of government how is a president chosen? • Separately from the legislature • By a decision of the national courts • By a majority vote of the legislature • By the political party with the most representatives in the legislature

  37. In a presidential system of government how is a president chosen? • Separately from the legislature • By a decision of the national courts • By a majority vote of the legislature • By the political party with the most representatives in the legislature

  38. What is the role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature? • The president is supposed to enforce those laws • The president can change the laws he does not like • The president sends the laws to the states for approval • Laws passed by the legislature do not have to go to the president for approval

  39. What is the role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature? • The president is supposed to enforce those laws • The president can change the laws he does not like • The president sends the laws to the states for approval • Laws passed by the legislature do not have to go to the president for approval

  40. What is one main difference between a president and a prime minister? • A prime minister has more power than a president • A president has to be elected while a prime minister does not • A prime minister does not belong to a particular political party, while a president always does • A president is separate from the legislature, while a prime minister answers directly to the legislature

  41. What is one main difference between a president and a prime minister? • A prime minister has more power than a president • A president has to be elected while a prime minister does not • A prime minister does not belong to a particular political party, while a president always does • A president is separate from the legislature, while a prime minister answers directly to the legislature

  42. SS7CG2 – a. Compare the republican systems of government in the Republic of Kenya and the Republic of South Africa to the dictatorship of the Republic of Sudan, distinguishing the form of leadership, and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.

  43. What is confusing about the fact that all three of these countries are called “republics”? • Two of the countries are ruled by kings • These countries do not allow women to vote • The governments of all three work in different ways • Only one of the countries has a legislature of representative assembly

  44. What is confusing about the fact that all three of these countries are called “republics”? • Two of the countries are ruled by kings • These countries do not allow women to vote • The governments of all three work in different ways • Only one of the countries has a legislature of representative assembly

  45. Which country has been independent of colonial control for the longest time? • Kenya • Sudan • South Africa • Still under colonial control

  46. Which country has been independent of colonial control for the longest time? • Kenya • Sudan • South Africa • Still under colonial control

  47. Which term correctly defines “apartheid”? • Ruled by a king • A two-house legislature • Legal separation of races • Rule by European colonial country

  48. Which term correctly defines “apartheid”? • Ruled by a king • A two-house legislature • Legal separation of races • Rule by European colonial country

  49. How is the president of South African chosen? • He is appointed by the king • He is elected by the National Assembly • He is chosen by the country’s religious leader • He is identified by the people in a national election

  50. How is the president of South African chosen? • He is appointed by the king • He is elected by the National Assembly • He is chosen by the country’s religious leader • He is identified by the people in a national election

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