Question 1

South Africa's strongest opposition party is the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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 has recently abandoned its support of land reform and basic health care to focus more fully on containing inflation. 
B) The ANC has sought to open up trade and take a noninterventionist role in the economy to satisfy foreign investors, but it has increased the number of SOEs in the last two decades. 
C) The ANC pursued 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 pursued a strongly statist model of economic stewardship in its first decade of rule as a means of rapidly changing the economic-racial divide. 
E) ANC policies have trended liberal and have brought limited but uneven growth, with several long periods of declining GDP. 
A) The ANC has recently abandoned its support of land reform and basic health care to focus more fully on containing inflation. 
B) The ANC has sought to open up trade and take a noninterventionist role in the economy to satisfy foreign investors, but it has increased the number of SOEs in the last two decades. 
C) The ANC pursued 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 pursued a strongly statist model of economic stewardship in its first decade of rule as a means of rapidly changing the economic-racial divide. 
E) ANC policies have trended liberal and have brought limited but uneven growth, with several long periods of declining GDP. C

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) a purely statist model with a near-total reliance on command and control planning 
B) liberal market policies domestically, but with high tariff barriers and a rejection of international investment 
C) strongly socialist policies with an expanding welfare state 
D) mildly mercantilist, with a focus on import substitution industrialization 
E) liberal macroeconomic structural adjustment with greater limits to the role of the state 
A) a purely statist model with a near-total reliance on command and control planning 
B) liberal market policies domestically, but with high tariff barriers and a rejection of international investment 
C) strongly socialist policies with an expanding welfare state 
D) mildly mercantilist, with a focus on import substitution industrialization 
E) liberal macroeconomic structural adjustment with greater limits to the role of the state

Question 5

Approximately what proportion of South Africa is black?

Accepted Answer

A) one-quarter 
B) one-half 
C) three-quarters 
D) one-third 
E) almost 95 percent 
A) one-quarter 
B) one-half 
C) three-quarters 
D) one-third 
E) almost 95 percent

Question 6

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 re-election. 
B) The National Assembly is in part charged with validating the results of popular election of the president by the people. 
C) 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. 
D) The upper-house National Council typically takes the policy lead on matters of national interest. 
E) 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 re-election. 
B) The National Assembly is in part charged with validating the results of popular election of the president by the people. 
C) 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. 
D) The upper-house National Council typically takes the policy lead on matters of national interest. 
E) The National Assembly can override National Council decisions with a plurality vote.

Question 7

On balance, has the African National Congress's tenure in power been a success or a failure? Describe some of its achievements and some of its shortcomings.

Accepted Answer

The African National Congress (ANC) has

Question 8

Describe the logic and workings of apartheid. How did its supporters justify white rule? How was it able to survive for so long?

Accepted Answer

Apartheid was a system of institutionali

Question 9

The National Party took power in 1948 after:

Accepted Answer

A) a Dutch invasion. 
B) a military coup. 
C) a long war with blacks. 
D) a bloody battle with the English. 
E) an election victory. 
A) a Dutch invasion. 
B) a military coup. 
C) a long war with blacks. 
D) a bloody battle with the English. 
E) an election victory.

Question 10

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 sought more state ownership of industry in order to guarantee nonwhite employment. 
B) The DA favors a smaller role for the central government. 
C) The DA has embraced stronger property rights for nonwhites. 
D) The DA wants to take education and economic policy out of the hands of local government. 
E) The DA has not made fighting corruption a strong component of their governing platform. 
A) The DA has sought more state ownership of industry in order to guarantee nonwhite employment. 
B) The DA favors a smaller role for the central government. 
C) The DA has embraced stronger property rights for nonwhites. 
D) The DA wants to take education and economic policy out of the hands of local government. 
E) The DA has not made fighting corruption a strong component of their governing platform.

Question 11

The Great Trek was:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

South Africa's legislative-executive system is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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 is one of the rare components of South African civil society that has not been tied to the effort to end apartheid. 
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 has lost most of its actual power to defend trade unions, but remains an influential lobby in education policy. 
E) COSATU has consistently opposed the ANC's economic liberalization policies. 
A) COSATU is one of the rare components of South African civil society that has not been tied to the effort to end apartheid. 
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 has lost most of its actual power to defend trade unions, but remains an influential lobby in education policy. 
E) COSATU has consistently opposed the ANC's economic liberalization policies.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following was an action taken by President F. W. de Klerk that hastened the transition to democracy and the end of apartheid?

Accepted Answer

A) passing the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act 
B) legalizing the ANC 
C) jailing prominent apartheid proponents 
D) forcing the transition to proportional representation 
E) dismantling the PAC 
A) passing the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act 
B) legalizing the ANC 
C) jailing prominent apartheid proponents 
D) forcing the transition to proportional representation 
E) dismantling the PAC

Question 16

The Population Registration Act of 1950:

Accepted Answer

A) divided South Africans into four racial categories. 
B) allowed interracial marriages for the first time. 
C) gave blacks the right to vote. 
D) required racial integration of neighborhoods. 
E) ended all racial discrimination. 
A) divided South Africans into four racial categories. 
B) allowed interracial marriages for the first time. 
C) gave blacks the right to vote. 
D) required racial integration of neighborhoods. 
E) ended all racial discrimination.

Question 17

In which of the following ways does the South African president differ from typical prime ministers in advanced democracies?

Accepted Answer

A) It is more difficult for the legislature to remove the South African president. 
B) The South African president has less ceremonial and symbolic power. 
C) The South African president can choose his cabinet. 
D) The South African president exerts more influence over legislative policy. 
E) It is relatively common for a South African president to be removed by a vote of no confidence. 
A) It is more difficult for the legislature to remove the South African president. 
B) The South African president has less ceremonial and symbolic power. 
C) The South African president can choose his cabinet. 
D) The South African president exerts more influence over legislative policy. 
E) It is relatively common for a South African president to be removed by a vote of no confidence.

Question 18

South Africa's largest ethnic group is:

Accepted Answer

A) Zulu. 
B) Tswana. 
C) Afrikaner. 
D) Xhosa. 
E) Venda. 
A) Zulu. 
B) Tswana. 
C) Afrikaner. 
D) Xhosa. 
E) Venda.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following statements best describes South Africa's political system during apartheid?

Accepted Answer

A) It was sharply authoritarian; a single party kept control of government through electoral fraud. 
B) It was a parliamentary democracy that excluded Indians from citizenship and voting. 
C) It was democratic for whites, resembling a parliamentary democracy, but excluded most other South Africans. 
D) It was an illiberal democracy in which black Africans could only vote if they owned property. 
E) It granted electoral access to all black Africans but deeply restricted the freedom of the press and judiciary. 
A) It was sharply authoritarian; a single party kept control of government through electoral fraud. 
B) It was a parliamentary democracy that excluded Indians from citizenship and voting. 
C) It was democratic for whites, resembling a parliamentary democracy, but excluded most other South Africans. 
D) It was an illiberal democracy in which black Africans could only vote if they owned property. 
E) It granted electoral access to all black Africans but deeply restricted the freedom of the press and judiciary.

South Africa's strongest opposition party is the:

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

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

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

Approximately what proportion of South Africa is black?

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

On balance, has the African National Congress's tenure in power been a success or a failure? Describe some of its achievements and some of its shortcomings.

Describe the logic and workings of apartheid. How did its supporters justify white rule? How was it able to survive for so long?

The National Party took power in 1948 after:

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

The Great Trek was:

South Africa's legislative-executive system is:

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

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

Which of the following was an action taken by President F. W. de Klerk that hastened the transition to democracy and the end of apartheid?

The Population Registration Act of 1950:

In which of the following ways does the South African president differ from typical prime ministers in advanced democracies?

South Africa's largest ethnic group is:

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

Which of the following statements best describes South Africa's political system during apartheid?

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Exam 13: South Africa

South Africa's strongest opposition party is the:

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

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

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

Approximately what proportion of South Africa is black?

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

On balance, has the African National Congress's tenure in power been a success or a failure? Describe some of its achievements and some of its shortcomings.

Describe the logic and workings of apartheid. How did its supporters justify white rule? How was it able to survive for so long?

The National Party took power in 1948 after:

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

The Great Trek was:

South Africa's legislative-executive system is:

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

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

Which of the following was an action taken by President F. W. de Klerk that hastened the transition to democracy and the end of apartheid?

The Population Registration Act of 1950:

In which of the following ways does the South African president differ from typical prime ministers in advanced democracies?

South Africa's largest ethnic group is:

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

Which of the following statements best describes South Africa's political system during apartheid?

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