ems government section

Question 1

meaning of government

Answer 1

a group of people who have to make and enforce laws for a country or area within the country

Question 2

roles of the Government

Answer 2

they create a public policy and ensure policies r followed
they set up systems and passes laws to keep country in order
elected by the citizens through the democratic process that all citizens over the age of 18 can participate

Question 3

3 things abt the south African government

Answer 3

we have had a constitutional democracy since 1994
South Africa is a multi-party democracy
the opposite of democracy is dictatorship

Question 4

the Constitution

Answer 4

South Africa has a Bill of Rights and a constitution
The Constitution is the highest law of the country and South Africa has one of the best in the world

Question 5

what are the basic human rights

Answer 5

education, healthcare, food, personal privacy,etc

Question 6

what are the three different levels of the government

Answer 6

National Government
Provincial Government
Local government

Question 7

what does the national government do

Answer 7

decides how the money received from taxes should be divided between different government departments

Question 8

what is the purpose of the national government

Answer 8

1.The departments that have the most direct role in the economy are the Department of Finance and the Department of Trade and Industry
2.the national government has many different departments, all leading with important aspects of the country’s growth

Question 9

what are the THREE divisions of the national government

Answer 9

the Executive
The Legislative
Judiciary

Question 10

The Executive

Answer 10

the president: who is both head of state and Government
The Deputy President and the Ministers who make up the Executive branch of the National Government
Ministers: Members of the Parliament who are given authority from the President to perform certain functions at the government

Question 11

The Legislative

Answer 11

Parliament is the Legislative branch and has the power to make laws
Parliament is situated in CPT

Question 12

Parliament is situated in CPT and consists of two ‘houses’

Answer 12

1. The National Assembly: has 400 members who represent different political parties and are elected every five years in a national election
2. The National Council of Provinces: a body created to make sure that all the provinces are involved or co-operate in Legislative process

Question 13

judiciary

Answer 13

they interpret the law and provides citizens with a right to a fair public trial

Question 14

what are the four major types of courts in South Africa

Answer 14

Magistrates’ courts
high courts
Supreme Court of Appeal
Constitutional Court

Question 15

magistrates courts

Answer 15

deals with civil cases. located in each district within each of the nine provinces

Question 16

high courts

Answer 16

deals with appeal cases from the Magistrates Court. has nine division, one for each province

Question 17

Supreme Court of Appeal

Answer 17

final court of appeal not pertaining to the constitution. This is situated in Bloemfontein

Question 18

Constitutional Court

Answer 18

The final court of appeal related to the constitution. This is situated in Johannesburg

Question 19

the functions of the national government

Answer 19

administrative
Protection and Security
National Economic Policy and the National Budget
Education policy
Transport and Communication

Question 20

The provincial Government

Answer 20

responsible for implementing or delivering important government services like health and education, within each province.
the national government allocates money to each provincial government so that it can carry out these functions

Question 21

what are the functions of the Provincial Government

Answer 21

Health Facilities
Conservation of nature and the environment
Administrative services

Question 22

the local government

Answer 22

small and medium-sized towns have local councils
large cities have metropolitan councils
and there are district councils in rural areas

Question 23

what are municipalities

Answer 23

the smaller manageable areas that the province is divided into

Question 24

3 functions of the national government

Answer 24

electricity and water
Removal of waste
public buses