Types of Government
In what type of democracy do citizens directly elect the head of government?
What is a presidential democracy?
Government instability in Africa often limits access to what essential needs?
What are food, education, and medical care?
What natural resource brings major financial gain to Nigeria?
What is oil?
What message did Nelson Mandela send the world through his leadership?
That forgiveness and unity can overcome injustice.
What did the Berlin Conference create that still causes conflict today?
Artificial political boundaries.
In which system is the chief executive chosen by the legislature/parliament?
What is a parliamentary democracy?
What is the main focus of unstable governments in Africa?
What is fighting to hold or gain power?
What are South Africa’s two biggest economic issues?
What are unemployment and inequality?
Why did apartheid end peacefully instead of through civil war?
Because Mandela and de Klerk chose negotiation over violence.
A Black African who wanted to fight colonization would have joined which movement?
The Pan-Africa Movement.
What is the main difference between presidential and parliamentary systems?
Who chooses the leader — citizens (presidential) or parliament (parliamentary)?
True or False — Government instability usually increases citizens’ rights.
What is false?
Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria all have what type of economy?
What is a mixed economy?
Why was international pressure important in ending apartheid?
It hurt South Africa’s economy.
Name a major reason Europeans established colonies in Africa.
To gain natural resources.
What government type limits citizens' rights and is usually controlled by a dictator?
What is an autocracy?
How does instability impact children in African nations?
What is reduced access to education and basic services?
A mixed economy combines what two types of systems?
What are command and market?
What role did Jomo Kenyatta play in Kenya’s independence?
He was a leader of the nationalist movement.
Name the other major reason Europeans colonized Africa.
To sell European goods in African markets.
Name two African countries with presidential democracies.
What are Kenya and Nigeria?
Explain how government instability can harm a country’s future.
What is it prevents economic growth, education, and long-term development?
Why do mixed economies typically operate more efficiently than command economies?
They allow both government oversight and individual choice.
After gaining independence, many African countries struggled to build stable governments. What was one major reason this was difficult?
What is the challenge of uniting diverse ethnic groups with different political interests and historical conflicts?
Which action contributed to the end of apartheid?
Peaceful protests, international pressure, and Mandela’s leadership.