APC3701 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE 25 April 2026

APC3701 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE 25 April 2026; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations. For assistance, Whats-App 0.8.1..2.7.8..3.3.7.2... Ensure your success with us.. A Constitution (according to the Study Guide) is the following: a. The supreme law of the state b. Limits the government's exercise of power c. Safeguards the public from the abuse of power by a government d. All of the options are correct e. None of the options are correct According to the Study Guide ZANU-PF committed itself to the following ideology with which it intended to transformZimbabwe's economic system: a. Neo-liberal economic policies b. Marxist-Leninist scientific socialism c. Ujamaa d. Capitalism e. None of the above Question 3 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 4 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 5 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Which of the following fits the description of Ian Khama by discontented members of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)? a. Benevolent leader b. Weak leader c. Wise and pragmatic leader d. Authoritarian leader e. Democratic leader Which of the following characteristics does not appear as one of the functions of a political party under a democratic system(Bwalya and Sichone, 2018: prescribed e-reserve article)? a. Creating alliances with private business interests b. Canvassing for popular support c. Putting forward a policy agenda to be implemented upon election d. Selecting and recommending candidates for election e. All of The Above Intraparty democracy disqualifies_________________________ and __________________ in a political party (Bwalya and Sichone,2018: prescribed e-reserve article) a. Secrecy and exclusion b. Ambiguity and omission c. All of the options are correct d. Dishonesty and marginalisation e. All of the options are incorrect Question 6 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 7 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 8 Complete Marked out of 1.00 What is the name of a form of an African ideology that was advocated by President Kaunda of Zambia? (study guide) a. None of the options are correct b. Humanism c. Harambee d. Ujamaa e. African Socialism According to Matlosa (2017, prescribed e-reserve article), the first democratic reversal in Africa was? a. Between 1960 and 1970 b. End of 1970 c. 1960 d. 1970 e. 1980 How has international aid affected the sovereignty of previously and presently aid-dependent African states such as Zambia?(Kragelund, 2017: prescribed e-reserve article). a. It has not affected sovereignty in any way b. It has affected sovereignty and the formulation of an autonomous developmental agenda c. It may have affected a state’s options in formulating an autonomous developmental agenda d. It has affected such states’ right to self-rule by making them de facto colonies of the donor e. It may have affected a state's ability to initiate new trade deals Question 9 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 10 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 11 Complete Marked out of 1.00 According to Matlosa (2017), the discourse of democracy in southern Africa has been scholarly undertaken in light of thefollowing: a. Transition b. Reversal c. Consolidation d. All of the options are correct e. All of the options are incorrect According to Makgala and Botlhomilwe (2017, prescribed e-reserve article), what is the obstacle between opposition partiesthat are seeking business ventures with the ruling BDP? a. Such business ventures would further marginalize emerging small opposition parties. b. None of the options are correct c. Such business ventures contradict some opposition parties’ rhetoric against personal wealth accumulation. d. Such business ventures are inherently corrupt as they are forbidden by Botswana’s Constitution. e. Such business ventures undermine Bostwana's democracy Which of the following political organizations was the first to demand majority rule against white minority in Zimbabwe(Study Guide)? a. NDP b. ZAPU c. ZANU d. ZANU-PF e. MDC Question 12 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 13 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 14 Complete Marked out of 1.00 According to Hodgkinson (2019), Zimbabwe is the good illustration of an ongoing struggle between ___________________ and_______________________ since 2007. a. Democracy and a monarchy b. All the options are correct c. Democracy and a dictatorship d. Democracy and autocracy e. None of the Above The following political movement exerted pressure on the Zambian government to restore the country to a multipartydemocracy: a. Movement for Multiparty Democracy b. Movement for Democratic Change c. Movement for Democracy and Liberty d. Zambia Democracy Movement e. Zambia Democratic Party President Thabo Mbeki’s policy of “quiet diplomacy” in Zimbabwe entailed the following approach towards Mugabe and hisopponents (study guide) a. Veiled threats b. Shunning c. Subtle coaxing d. Sanctions e. Avoidance Question 15 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 16 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 17 Complete Marked out of 1.00 According to Bwalya and Sichone (2018, prescribed e-reserve article), intraparty democracy is evaporated by___________________________. a. Elections b. Corruption c. Patronage d. Constitution e. Organized crime According to Matlosa (2017, prescribed e-reserve article), Zimbabwe is classified as an electoral authoritarian regimebecause: a. Multiparty election results are questionable, and the state is repressive b. One party enjoys overwhelming majority support in favour of oppressing minorities c. It is a totalitarian civilian-authority-led state d. It is a de jure military-led state e. It is a state intolerant of the political opposition The primary problem with the leadership of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), after its predecessor the UnitedNational Independence Party (UNIP), was that it was comprised of _____________________ (Study Guide) a. Inexperienced trade unionists b. Former members of Kaunda's government c. Inexperienced political analysts d. University lecturers e. Military leaders Question 18 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 19 Complete Marked out of 1.00 Question 20 Complete Marked out of 1.00 According to Matlosa (2017, prescribed e-reserve article), social-structuralists define democracy as________________. a. Placing a premium on the realization on political contestation and the institutionalized protection and promotion ofpolitical and civil rights while making minimal provision for economic and social rights. b. Placing a premium on social and economic rights to the exclusion of political contestation and the protection andpromotion of other political and civil rights c. Placing a premium on social and economic rights while maintaining political contestation and the institutionalizedprotection and promotion of other political and civil rights. d. Placing a premium on political socialization and the right to participate in political contestation e. None of the options are correct The Following Agreement was blamed for ZANU-PFs inability to transform the socio-economic system: a. The Lancaster House Agreement b. The Victoria Falls Agreement c. The Harare Agreement d. The Rhodesia Agreement e. The Windhoek Agreement According to Hodgkinson (2019), what were the two most critical issues in the standoff between ZANU-PF and MDC? a. None of the options are correct b. Land and Law c. Power and Law d. Power and Land e. Land and Economy