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Africa Government Vocabulary
SS7CG1 The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal.b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic.c. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
SS7CG2 The student will explain the structures of the modern governments of Africa.a. Compare the republican systems of government in the Republic of Kenya and the Republic of South Africa to the dictatorship of the Republic of Sudan, distinguishing the form of leadership and role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.
SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living.a. Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan.b. Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa.
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Unitary
• Power is held by a central authority
Central Authority
The Power
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confederation
• Power is held by the states/regions and the central government has limited power
States
Regions
The Power
Central Government
Limited Power
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federal
• Power is shared between the national government and the regions/states
Federal Government
States
Regions
Power Sharing
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autocratic
• Citizen participation is limited because one strong leader, or dictator, has the power
Dictator
Citizen participation
Limited
North Korea’s dictator
The Power
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oligarchic
• Citizen participation is limited because a small group has the power
Citizen participation
Limited
A small group
The Power
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democratic
• Citizens participate freely in their government through voting
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
Citizen
I have voted.Have you?
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parliamentary
• A democracy in which the executive leaders are chosen from the legislature
The Legislature
Executive leader
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presidential
• A democracy in which the leader is chosen separately from the legislative branch creating a system of checks and balances
The legislature
Leader
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republic
• Form of government where citizens choose the leader through elections instead of the leader inheriting the position
ELECTIONSLeader
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monarchy
• A form of government in which the leader inherits the position by birth
Birth
Leader
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famine
• Lack of food caused by natural causes (such as drought) and or unstable governments
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HIV/AIDS
• A disease in the immune system that leads to death with no known cure. Many people in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from HIV/AIDS.
– HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus
– AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome