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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
September/October/November 2021
Examination
PSC2601
South African Politics
Total Marks: 100 Duration: 1 Day (24 hours)
This exam paper consists of 12 pages:
Instructions:
1. You have a maximum of 1 Day (i.e. 24 hours) to write this examination STARTING at 08:45 am on 11 November 2021
and ENDING at 08:45 am on 12 November 2021.
2. This examination consists of TWO COMPULSORY SECTIONS. Please read the instructions for each section below.
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Sections A and B are both compulsory. Read instructions for each section very carefully.
Answers to both sections must be contained in a single document (answer file) that you will
upload.
Section A: Short Discussion Questions. Please answer ALL five questions. Each question
counts 10 marks.
Section B: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s). Please answer ALL questions. Indicate your
answers in the single document (answer file) you will be uploading and not on a separate mark
reading sheet. Ensure that each answer corresponds to the correct question number. Each
MCQ is worth 2 marks.
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SECTION A: SHORT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
• Please answer all the questions in this section. You should answer each
of the questions in about 1-1½ pages.
1. Discuss the executive authority as one of the three branches of state authority
in the 1996 South African constitution.
(10)
2. Discuss neostatism as a theoretical means of analysing the South African state.
(10)
3. Briefly discuss British ideas about the state introduced in South Africa during
the colonial period.
(10)
4. Discuss the African National Congress (ANC) as a political party in South Africa.
(10)
5. Provide a brief outline of the main theoretical views of a single-dominant party
system.
(10)
[Sub-total: 50]
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SECTION B : MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
• You must answer ALL twenty-five (25) questions.
• In each of the questions only ONE (1) option is the answer.
• Please identify that option and write/type the answer in your answer
document - NOT on a separate answering sheet.
• Please indicate the appropriate option (number) and not the full answer
next to the question.
• Each question counts for 2 marks.
Question 1
Which one of the following options is the most accurate description of what “voter
turnout” is?
a. It is the number of voters who voted in an election as a percentage of the total
number of registered voters.
b. It is the number of registered voters as a percentage of the total number of
eligible voters.
c. It is the number of eligible voters as a percentage of the number of voters who
voted in an election.
d. It is the number of voters who are registered to vote.
Question 2
What type of political party is described by the following?
“This party has a strong ideological orientation and supports policies to promote the
interests of the young generation who will most probably later become members of a
trade union. The party therefore has a very prominent youth section and is aligned to
a trade union federation. Very soon the party’s head-office has the task to convene
another 3-yearly congress to elect its leadership and adopt resolutions on its policy
positions”.
a. Catch-all party
b. Single-dominant party
c. Cadre party
d. Mass party
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