Ways South Africans Can Influence Political Decision Making Flashcards

1
Q

How many parties participated in the 2019 SA GE

A

48

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2
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How many members does the EFF part have

A

1 million

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3
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Why can a high party membership be ineffective

A

Because a high member count doesn’t actually mean party success

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4
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How often is a SA GE

A

Every 5 years

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5
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What voting system does SA use

A

Party list system

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6
Q

Why is the party list system effective

A

The percentages are proportional to how many votes they got

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7
Q

How many elections has the ANC won since 1994

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6

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8
Q

What was the voter turn out in 1994

A

86%

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9
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What was the voter turnout in 2019

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49%

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10
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Why do some blacks not vote the ANC anymore

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They think that the ANC have failed to tackle social and economical parties

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11
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What type of party is the DA viewed as

A

A white party

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12
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What type of party is the EFF viewed as

A

An extremist party

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13
Q

What rank is South Africa in media freedom

A

25 out of 180

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14
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How many Facebook users does SA have and X users

A

24 million for Facebook
And 9 million for X

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15
Q

What was the hashtag used for a president in 2018

A

zumamustfall

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16
Q

How many times was the has-tag Zuma must fall used

A

Over a million times

17
Q

Why was the hashtag zuma must fall used

A

To go against the ANC corruption

18
Q

What was the scandal zuma was involved in with his house

A

He tried to ban journalists from taking photos of his home after he had used £15m of state money on refurbishing it

19
Q

What is SA called due to protests

A

“The protest capital of the world”

20
Q

How many South Africans protest a year

A

Around 2 million

21
Q

What did they protest in 2016

A

They protested scrapping tuition fees and succeeded

22
Q

What was act was brought in, in 2021 due to protesting

A

Domestic violence act due to the rising violence against women

23
Q

Why are South Africa under fire for their people protesting

A

The police are killing people who are protesting

24
Q

What was the most famous protest where people were killed and how many were

A

2012 marikana massacre where 34 miners were killed while protesting