Question 1

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

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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. D

Question 2

Which of the following is the kind of action that the African Union is likely to perform more often than its predecessor,the Organization of African Unity,thus highlighting a core difference between the two?

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A)  mediate a conflict over territorial disputes between two members 
B)  accept food aid from wealthy industrialized donors in the West 
C)  send a peacekeeping force to help quell a conflict in neighboring Southeast Asia 
D)  negotiate an overall increase in external tariffs between member states 
A)  mediate a conflict over territorial disputes between two members 
B)  accept food aid from wealthy industrialized donors in the West 
C)  send a peacekeeping force to help quell a conflict in neighboring Southeast Asia 
D)  negotiate an overall increase in external tariffs between member states A

Question 3

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

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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 4

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

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A)  legalizing the ANC 
B)  passing the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act 
C)  jailing prominent apartheid proponents 
D)  dismantling the PAC 
A)  legalizing the ANC 
B)  passing the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act 
C)  jailing prominent apartheid proponents 
D)  dismantling the PAC

Question 5

A large majority of South Africans identify themselves as

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

Question 6

South Africa's legislative-executive system is

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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 7

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

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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 8

The Boer Wars ended in

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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 9

Under apartheid,Bantustans were

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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 10

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

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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 11

Why is civil society in South Africa described as "vigorous,effective,and [yet] shallow"? How has civil society developed in South Africa since apartheid? Describe at least two actors in civil society that show promise.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that while civil

Question 12

How did South African electoral processes change in the transition from apartheid to the current system? Why was the British model abandoned,and what effect has it had on fair representation?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that,under apart

Question 13

Approximately what proportion of South Africa is black?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-half 
C)  one-third 
D)  three-quarters 
A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-half 
C)  one-third 
D)  three-quarters

Question 14

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 15

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 16

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.

Question 17

South Africa currently uses which electoral system?

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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

Question 18

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 19

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 20

The most important antiapartheid organization was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Pan Africanist Congress. 
B)  African National Congress. 
C)  National Party. 
D)  South African Communist Party. 
A)  Pan Africanist Congress. 
B)  African National Congress. 
C)  National Party. 
D)  South African Communist Party.

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

Which of the following is the kind of action that the African Union is likely to perform more often than its predecessor,the Organization of African Unity,thus highlighting a core difference between the two?

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

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

A large majority of South Africans identify themselves as

South Africa's legislative-executive system is

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

The Boer Wars ended in

Under apartheid,Bantustans were

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

Why is civil society in South Africa described as "vigorous,effective,and [yet] shallow"? How has civil society developed in South Africa since apartheid? Describe at least two actors in civil society that show promise.

How did South African electoral processes change in the transition from apartheid to the current system? Why was the British model abandoned,and what effect has it had on fair representation?

Approximately what proportion of South Africa is black?

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

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

South Africa currently uses which electoral system?

The Great Trek was a(n)

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

The most important antiapartheid organization was the

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

Which of the following is the kind of action that the African Union is likely to perform more often than its predecessor,the Organization of African Unity,thus highlighting a core difference between the two?

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

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

A large majority of South Africans identify themselves as

South Africa's legislative-executive system is

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

The Boer Wars ended in

Under apartheid,Bantustans were

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

Why is civil society in South Africa described as "vigorous,effective,and [yet] shallow"? How has civil society developed in South Africa since apartheid? Describe at least two actors in civil society that show promise.

How did South African electoral processes change in the transition from apartheid to the current system? Why was the British model abandoned,and what effect has it had on fair representation?

Approximately what proportion of South Africa is black?

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

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

South Africa currently uses which electoral system?

The Great Trek was a(n)

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

The most important antiapartheid organization was the

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