Question 1

Which of the following statements about the ANC's policies and actions toward alleviating poverty and inequality in the wake of democratization is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The ANC pursued a strongly statist model of economic stewardship in its first decade of rule as a means of rapidly changing the economic-racial divide. 
B) ANC policies have trended liberal and have brought limited but uneven growth,with several long periods of declining GDP. 
C) The ANC pursues a model of liberal economic structuring after a costly two years of big investments in direct provision of basic needs to the poor. 
D) The ANC has recently abandoned its support of land reform and basic health care to focus more fully on containing inflation. 
A) The ANC pursued a strongly statist model of economic stewardship in its first decade of rule as a means of rapidly changing the economic-racial divide. 
B) ANC policies have trended liberal and have brought limited but uneven growth,with several long periods of declining GDP. 
C) The ANC pursues a model of liberal economic structuring after a costly two years of big investments in direct provision of basic needs to the poor. 
D) The ANC has recently abandoned its support of land reform and basic health care to focus more fully on containing inflation. C

Question 2

Describe the system of apartheid in South Africa.How did its supporters justify white rule? How was it able to survive for so long?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will describe apartheid as a system of racially segregated politics and society evolving during British colonial rule then fully institutionalized after Afrikaner independence in 1948 by the National Party.Supporters justified apartheid with reference to a racial hierarchy that regarded whites as the most civilized and thus the only group worthy of participation in politics and control of the state.Survival of the apartheid regime into the 1990s owed much to the country still having many trappings of a parliamentary democracy,even while many South Africans were politically powerless.

Question 3

The most powerful house of the South African legislature is called the

Accepted Answer

A) Tribal Authority. 
B) Executive Chamber. 
C) National Council of Provinces. 
D) National Assembly. 
A) Tribal Authority. 
B) Executive Chamber. 
C) National Council of Provinces. 
D) National Assembly. D

Question 4

Which of the following statements about formal powers and rules of the National Assembly is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) National Assembly members serve for single six-year terms and are not allowed to stand for reelection. 
B) ANC dominance of the National Assembly has had a big influence on the failure of the legislature to demonstrate much policy independence from the president. 
C) The National Assembly is in part charged with validating the results of popular election of the president by the people. 
D) The National Assembly can override National Council decisions with a plurality vote. 
A) National Assembly members serve for single six-year terms and are not allowed to stand for reelection. 
B) ANC dominance of the National Assembly has had a big influence on the failure of the legislature to demonstrate much policy independence from the president. 
C) The National Assembly is in part charged with validating the results of popular election of the president by the people. 
D) The National Assembly can override National Council decisions with a plurality vote.

Question 5

Compare the pre-apartheid economic platform of the ANC with the ANC's economic policy making after apartheid.Why did the ANC moderate its economic policies after gaining political power in 1994?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that the ANC adv

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the role of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)in South Africa is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) COSATU has consistently opposed the ANC's economic liberalization policies. 
B) COSATU's overall influence weakened dramatically when it failed to mobilize strikes in demand for higher wages. 
C) COSATU severed its relations with the ANC in response to the ANC's failure to criticize the Mugabe regime. 
D) COSATU is one of the rare components of South African civil society that has not been tied to the effort to end apartheid. 
A) COSATU has consistently opposed the ANC's economic liberalization policies. 
B) COSATU's overall influence weakened dramatically when it failed to mobilize strikes in demand for higher wages. 
C) COSATU severed its relations with the ANC in response to the ANC's failure to criticize the Mugabe regime. 
D) COSATU is one of the rare components of South African civil society that has not been tied to the effort to end apartheid.

Question 7

South Africa's legislative-executive system is

Accepted Answer

A) parliamentary,though a president serves as head of government. 
B) presidential,though the legislature is referred to as a parliament. 
C) a traditional parliamentary model. 
D) semi-presidential. 
A) parliamentary,though a president serves as head of government. 
B) presidential,though the legislature is referred to as a parliament. 
C) a traditional parliamentary model. 
D) semi-presidential.

Question 8

The Great Trek was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) bloody battle between Xhosa and Afrikaners. 
B) long march by Bantu kingdoms to escape European colonization. 
C) epic battle between Afrikaners and the English. 
D) Afrikaner migration to the interior of South Africa to escape the British,which later gained mythical status. 
A) bloody battle between Xhosa and Afrikaners. 
B) long march by Bantu kingdoms to escape European colonization. 
C) epic battle between Afrikaners and the English. 
D) Afrikaner migration to the interior of South Africa to escape the British,which later gained mythical status.

Question 9

South Africa's strongest opposition party is the

Accepted Answer

A) Congress of the People. 
B) Democratic Alliance. 
C) Inkatha Freedom Party. 
D) African National Congress. 
A) Congress of the People. 
B) Democratic Alliance. 
C) Inkatha Freedom Party. 
D) African National Congress.

Question 10

Under apartheid,Bantustans were

Accepted Answer

A) internationally recognized black states. 
B) squatter settlements of blacks within major South African cities. 
C) "independent" black states created by South Africa but not recognized by any other country. 
D) banning orders,which prevented some South Africans from voting. 
A) internationally recognized black states. 
B) squatter settlements of blacks within major South African cities. 
C) "independent" black states created by South Africa but not recognized by any other country. 
D) banning orders,which prevented some South Africans from voting.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the economic strategy adopted by the ANC in 1996?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal market policies domestically,but with high tariff barriers and a rejection of international investment 
B) liberal macroeconomic structural adjustment with greater limits to the role of the state 
C) mildly mercantilist,with a focus on import substitution industrialization 
D) strongly socialist policies with an expanding welfare state 
A) liberal market policies domestically,but with high tariff barriers and a rejection of international investment 
B) liberal macroeconomic structural adjustment with greater limits to the role of the state 
C) mildly mercantilist,with a focus on import substitution industrialization 
D) strongly socialist policies with an expanding welfare state

Question 12

Describe the state of crime and corruption in modern South Africa.What steps,if any,have recent ANC governments taken to address these problems,and how successful have they been?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that crime and c

Question 13

Which of the following was a result of the investigation of the ANC by President Mbeki's Directorate of Special Operations?

Accepted Answer

A) the effective disbanding of the Directorate of Special Operations 
B) the fall of President Mbeki himself 
C) the rapid strengthening of opposition parties like COPE 
D) a turf war between the Scorpions and the Directorate 
A) the effective disbanding of the Directorate of Special Operations 
B) the fall of President Mbeki himself 
C) the rapid strengthening of opposition parties like COPE 
D) a turf war between the Scorpions and the Directorate

Question 14

The controversial South African who became president after the 2009 elections is

Accepted Answer

A) Desmond Tutu. 
B) Helen Zille. 
C) Jacob Zuma. 
D) Kgalema Motlanthe. 
A) Desmond Tutu. 
B) Helen Zille. 
C) Jacob Zuma. 
D) Kgalema Motlanthe.

Question 15

The National Party took power in 1948 after a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) bloody battle with the English. 
B) long war with blacks. 
C) military coup. 
D) election victory. 
A) bloody battle with the English. 
B) long war with blacks. 
C) military coup. 
D) election victory.

Question 16

How does public policy of the main opposition party,the Democratic Alliance (DA),contrast with that of the African National Congress?

Accepted Answer

A) The DA has embraced stronger property rights for nonwhites. 
B) The DA favors a smaller role for the central government. 
C) The DA wants to take education and economic policy out of the hands of local governments. 
D) The DA has not made fighting corruption a strong component of their governing platform. 
A) The DA has embraced stronger property rights for nonwhites. 
B) The DA favors a smaller role for the central government. 
C) The DA wants to take education and economic policy out of the hands of local governments. 
D) The DA has not made fighting corruption a strong component of their governing platform.

Question 17

Which of the following was a controversial policy of President Thabo Mbeki?

Accepted Answer

A) his policy regarding HIV/AIDS 
B) his involvement in African peacekeeping 
C) his bitter opposition to Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe 
D) his attempt to ban opposition political parties 
A) his policy regarding HIV/AIDS 
B) his involvement in African peacekeeping 
C) his bitter opposition to Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe 
D) his attempt to ban opposition political parties

Question 18

A large majority of South Africans identify themselves as

Accepted Answer

A) atheist. 
B) Catholic. 
C) Christian. 
D) Muslim. 
A) atheist. 
B) Catholic. 
C) Christian. 
D) Muslim.

Question 19

The Boer Wars ended in

Accepted Answer

A) defeat for the Afrikaners. 
B) defeat for the British. 
C) defeat for the Xhosa tribes. 
D) victory for the Xhosa tribes. 
A) defeat for the Afrikaners. 
B) defeat for the British. 
C) defeat for the Xhosa tribes. 
D) victory for the Xhosa tribes.

Question 20

South Africa currently uses which electoral system?

Accepted Answer

A) pure proportional representation 
B) single-member district with plurality 
C) single transferable vote 
D) mixed single-member district and proportional representation 
A) pure proportional representation 
B) single-member district with plurality 
C) single transferable vote 
D) mixed single-member district and proportional representation

Exam 22: South Africa

Which of the following statements about the ANC's policies and actions toward alleviating poverty and inequality in the wake of democratization is accurate?

Describe the system of apartheid in South Africa.How did its supporters justify white rule? How was it able to survive for so long?

The most powerful house of the South African legislature is called the

Which of the following statements about formal powers and rules of the National Assembly is accurate?

Compare the pre-apartheid economic platform of the ANC with the ANC's economic policy making after apartheid.Why did the ANC moderate its economic policies after gaining political power in 1994?

Which of the following statements about the role of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)in South Africa is accurate?

South Africa's legislative-executive system is

The Great Trek was a(n)

South Africa's strongest opposition party is the

Under apartheid,Bantustans were

Which of the following best describes the economic strategy adopted by the ANC in 1996?

Describe the state of crime and corruption in modern South Africa.What steps,if any,have recent ANC governments taken to address these problems,and how successful have they been?

Which of the following was a result of the investigation of the ANC by President Mbeki's Directorate of Special Operations?

The controversial South African who became president after the 2009 elections is

The National Party took power in 1948 after a(n)

How does public policy of the main opposition party,the Democratic Alliance (DA),contrast with that of the African National Congress?

Which of the following was a controversial policy of President Thabo Mbeki?

A large majority of South Africans identify themselves as

The Boer Wars ended in

South Africa currently uses which electoral system?

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