first president of Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
a type of government where one person has all the power and people have no say
Autocracy
Kenya
Name of Kenya's legislature
Parliament
Leader of a presidential democracy
president
The first president of Nigeria
Abubakar Balewa
a type of democracy in which people ONLY vote for the legislature, and the top leader of the country is selected from the legislature
Parliamentary democracy
These countries have dealt with corruption and fraud since gaining freedom from Great Britain.
Kenya and Nigeria
A law-making body (legislature) with two houses
What is Bicameral
Typically, the leader of a parliamentary democracy
prime minister
The current president of Kenya
William Ruto
The type of democracy for Kenya and Nigeria
Presidential Democracy
This country has the least corruption and conducts fair elections
South Africa
Name of Nigeria's legislature
The National Assembly
The official term for the top political position in democracies.
Chief Executive
The current president of Nigeria
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Who is responsible for placing the chief executive and the legislature in their position in a presidential democracy?
People through voting
In this country 82% of the population is native African but suffer poverty and the long-term effects of Apartheid
South Africa
Parliament
The leadership position in government that performs ceremonial duties. This is the chief public representative of a country and can be the same as person as the chief executive
Head of State
The current president of South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa
This country was under military rule from 1966 to 1999 when democracy was finally established
Nigeria
In our notes, we learned that these two countries do not have equal female representation in their government as males
Kenya and Nigeria
Citizens elect members to the National Assembly, while lower provincial governments appoint officials to the____________.
National Council of Provinces
In Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, the __________ serves as both chief executive and head of state.
The president