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Post-Colonial Governments in Africa

Question 7 • HVA 26-27 IM Contemporary World Problems A

Which of the following provisions was included in the 1996 constitution of South Africa?

Answer
A
a law stating that only whites could be elected to parliament
B
the creation of a legal segregation policy known as apartheid
C
the right to vote for all who lived in the Cape region and for whites who lived in Dutch-controlled areas
D
a bill of rights granting the freedoms of speech, religion, and the press

Explanation

South Africa’s 1996 constitution established a bill of rights that protects freedoms such as speech, religion, and the press. The other choices describe racial restrictions or policies associated with earlier periods, not provisions of the democratic constitution. Therefore, the best answer is D, a bill of rights granting these freedoms.

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