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Exam (elaborations) Citizenship, Public Participation and Democracy (CPD1501)
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CPD1501Citizenship, Public Participation and Democracy
Multiple choice questions
1. Citizenship by birth is acquired by anyone
a) Who is born in any of the nine provinces of South Africa or in the Prince Edward
Islands
b) Who is born in any of the nine provinces of South Africa or in the Prince Edward
Islands or outside the Republic provided that one of his or her parents, at the time of
his or her birth, is a South African citizen
c) Who is born in a country that allows dual citizenship and has renounced the
citizenship of that country
d) Who meets both the requirements in (a) and (b) above
2. One method of losing South African citizenship in terms of the Citizenship Act 88 of 1995
is
a) To be a naturalised person who has engaged, under the flag of another country, in a
war that the Republic does not support
b) By a person who is born in a country that allows dual citizenship not renouncing the
citizenship of that country
c) That the person is not a student of one of the universities of South Africa
d) That the person refuses a direct order from the executive authority
3. Non-citizens are not entitled to the right to
a) Vote
b) Equality
c) Life
d) Both equality and life
4. The question whether South African citizens in other countries are entitled to vote was
dealt with in the case of
a) Khosa and Others v Minister of Social Development and Others BCLR 569 (CC) (4
March 2004)
b) August and Another v Electoral Commission and Others (CCT8/99) [1999] ZACC 3,
1999(3) SA 1, 1999 (4) BCLR 363 (1 April 1999)
c) Richter v The Minister for Home Affairs 2009 (5) BCLR 448 (CC) (12 March 2009)
d) Larbi-Odam and Others v Member of the Executive Council for Education (North-
West Province) and Another BCLR 1655, 1998 (1) SA 745 (26 November 1997)
5. Constitutionalism entails
a) The same thing as the mere fact of having a Constitution
b) Having a written and supreme Constitution
c) Essentially having either procedural and substantive limitations on the power of
government
d) That the government is not limited in terms of the provisions of the Constitution
6. Separation of powers requires
a) Interaction between the national, provincial, and local spheres of government
, b) The division of state authority between the legislative, executive and judicial authority
(branches)
c) The encouragement of authoritarian rule and human rights
d) That the legislative, executive and local governments have their own powers and
functions
7. One method of losing refugee status in terms of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 is
a) If a person has been recognised as a refugee erroneously on an application which
contains any materially incorrect or false information
b) If a person has been recognised as a refugee due to fraud, forgery or a false or
misleading representation of a material or substantial nature in relation to the
application
c) If a person has been recognised as a refugee due to his mental and physical condition
d) If a person meets both the requirements in (a) and (b) above
8. South Africa has the following form of government
a) Both features of the Presidential and Parliamentary systems of government
b) The head of state and the head of the government are two different persons
c) The head of the government is elected directly by the people
d) Parliamentary supremacy
9. Judicial review
a) Is undemocratic because judges have the power to strike down the decisions of a
democratic legislature and a democratic and representative government
b) Is in line with principles of constitutionalism and democracy
c) Means that the court is not empowered to declare unconstitutional any law that is not
consistent with the Constitution
d) Infringes on the separation of powers principle
10. The national legislative authority as vested in Parliament confers on the National
Assembly the power to
a) Amend the Constitution
b) Pass legislation with regard to any matter
c) Review judgments concluded by the Constitutional Court
d) Practice both powers in (a) and (b)
11. The refugee status of a person may be withdrawn if
a) It is reasonable and justifiable to do so in terms of Section 36 of the Constitution of
1996
b) It is reasonable and justifiable to do so in terms of Section 39 of the Constitution of
1996
c) It is reasonable to do so in terms of Section 36 of the Constitution of 1996
d) It is justifiable to do so in terms of section 39 of the Constitution of 1996
12. When applying for a certificate of naturalization, the Citizenship Act 1995 requires that a
minor be assisted by
a) A responsible parent or guardian
b) A friend
c) A court
, d) His or her school
13. In terms of the case of Minister v Home Affairs v Watchenuka and Others (010/2003)
[2003] ZASCA 142, [2004] 1 All SA 21 (SCA) (28 November 48, 2003), the Supreme
Court of Appeal reiterated non citizens’ right to human dignity
a) True – the court reiterated the right to human dignity of non-citizens in terms of section
10 of the Constitution
b) False – the court held that human dignity has nationality and non-citizens are not
entitled to it
c) True – the court reiterated the right to human dignity of non-citizens in terms of section
16 of the Constitution
d) False – the court held that the right to human dignity of non-citizens is not subject to
the limitation of rights in terms of section 36
14. One of the requirements for a foreigner to be issued with a permanent residence permit
is
a) He or she must have been a child of a South African citizen
b) He or she must have been a child, above the age of 21, of a citizen or permanent
resident
c) He or she must have been the spouse of a citizen or permanent resident for one year
and the Director-General must be satisfied that a good faith spousal relationship
exists
d) He or she must have been the holder of a work permit, including one issued under a
corporate permit for two years and have received an offer of permanent employment
15. In terms of the Refugee Act, one of the grounds on which an asylum seeker permit may
be withdrawn is
a) If the applicant gets married to a South African citizen
b) If the application for asylum has been found to be fraudulent
c) If the applicant divorces a South African citizen
d) If the applicant impregnates a South African citizen
16. In terms of the Citizenship Act 88 of 1995, there are ____ methods of acquiring South
African citizenship
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
17. While it is usually true that a person born in the Republic on or after the commencement
of the Citizenship Act qualifies for citizenship by birth, one of the instances where such
a person does not qualify for citizenship by birth in South Africa is
a) Where a person, at the time of his or her birth one of his parents does not enjoy
diplomatic immunity in the Republic
b) Where a person, at the time of his or her birth one of his parents is not a career
representative of the government of another country
c) Where a person, at the time of his or her birth one of his parents is not a person
employed in the embassy
, d) Where a person, at the time of his or her birth one of his parents has not been lawfully
admitted to the Republic for permanent residence and his or her other parent was not
a South African citizen
18. Citizenship by descent involves
a) Acquiring citizenship through your ancestry
b) Acquiring citizenship through naturalization
c) Acquiring citizenship through birth
d) Acquiring citizenship through both naturalization and birth
19. One of the requirements that a foreigner must comply with in order to be issued with a
certificate of naturalization is
a) He or she must prove that he or she has been lawfully admitted to the Republic for
temporary residence
b) He or she must prove that he or she has been issued with an asylum seeker permit
c) He or she must prove that he or she has been lawfully admitted to the Republic for
permanent residence
d) He or she must prove that he or she has been granted a refugee status
20. A period of residence or ordinary residence includes
a) Any period during which an applicant has been resident outside the Republic with his
or her spouse while the latter was so employed
b) A period when a foreigner is or was confined in a prison or other place of detention
in the Republic after being convicted
c) A period when a foreigner has sojourned in the Republic, either conditionally,
temporarily or in contravention of any law in force in the Republic
d) A period when a foreigner is a student in one of the Universities in South Africa
21. Deprivation of citizenship in the case of children takes place when
a) The parents of children under the age of 18 and born outside the Republic cease to
be South African citizens by voluntarily obtaining citizenship of another country
without requesting the retention of South African citizenship or as a result of
deprivation
b) The parents of children above the age of 18 and born outside the Republic cease to
be South African citizens by voluntarily obtaining citizenship of another country
without requesting the retention of South African citizenship or as a result of
deprivation
c) The parents of children under the age of 18 and born outside the Republic are
convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment
d) The parents of children above the age of 18 and born outside the Republic are
convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment
22. One of the requirements for diplomatic protection is
a) A denial of justice must have occurred
b) Local remedies must not have been exhausted
c) The inured person must be an ambassador of the protecting state
d) There must be an international trade agreement between the two states
23. The concept of democracy recognises
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