https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8 Compare and contrast the governments of Kenya and South Africa. Include type of government with explanation on how the leader is placed into power and citizen voting rights. en-us 2016-12-02 15:36:01 UTC 2025-11-19 01:39:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141500686 There are many diffrences and similarities between The governments of Kenya and South Africa. One main difference between the two countries is that Kenya is a Presidental democracy where South Africa is a Parliamentary democracy. This is a significant difference because the form of government each country has determines how much freedom their people have and how much power is shared between local bodies and central bodies. Along with diffrences their are also many similarities such as the fact that both Kenya and South Africa have a president as a Head of state and head of government.This is significant as well because it shows that the president of both country's are in control of the government and state where as in many in many countrys these roles are shared between a prime minister and a president.Also both country's have a system where all citizens over the age of 18 are eligible to vote this is similar between both country's this is also know as universal suffrage.And a final similarity between Kenya and South Africa is that is that the parliament of both is bicameral legislature meaning that the parliament is made of two different houses. It is apperennt that there are many similarities and diffrences between Kenya and South Africa but all of them are important and critical to the function of these countries.]]> 2016-12-02 20:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141500686 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141500982  Kenya and south Africa governments are surprisingly similar yet different governments. Kenya's government is a presidential democracy. Both Kenya and south Africa has universal suffrage ( men and women both ages 18 and older can vote). Kenya and south Africa both have a president the president is both head of state and chief. south Africa is a parliament democracy .]]> 2016-12-02 20:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141500982 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141501020 The Republic of Kenya and the Republic of South Africa have many similarities and differences. For starters, Kenya has a presidential democracy, while South Africa has a Representative Democracy. In Kenya, the the head of state is the president. In South Africa, the head of state is the president.Even though they have different types of leaders, both leaders are the head of state and head of government. Citizens play their own role in each system of government. Kenya's citizens (18 or older) vote directly for the president. South Africa is a different story. Their citizens vote for representatives , who then vote for the president. Also each country has universal suffrage meaning both men and women are allowed to vote at age of 18.Each country has two parts to their legislative branch, that means they both are bicameral. According to the chart, the name of Kenya's parliament is the National Assembly. South Africa's is called the legislative branch. Both operate the same way. All in all, the Republic of South Africa and Republic of Kenya have many similarities and differences.]]> 2016-12-02 20:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141501020 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141501091 There are many similarities and differences between the governments and voting rights of South Africa and Kenya. One similarity of their governments is they both have a president. Although, South Africa has a parliamentary democracy and Kenya has a presidential democracy. For their voting rights they both have the same voting age. To further explain, Kenya votes directly to their president , but South Africa votes to parliament which elects the president. To conclude, Kenya and South Africa have many similarities and differences.]]> 2016-12-02 20:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141501091 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141501289 The governments of Kenya and South Africa are similar yet different in numerous ways.One of the ways these two country's governments are similar is that they are both democratic governments.A democratic government is a government that is run by the people.Which refers to the power citizens have in the government .Another way these two countries are alike is that they both have a president as the head of state and head of government.A final way these two are similar is the qualifications citizens have to have to vote.The qualification is to be 18 years of age and older.One of the ways these countries differ is that in Kenya the citizens elect the president directly while in South Africa the parliament selects the president.A final way that these countries are different is that Kenya is a presidential republic while South Africa is a parliamentary democracy.A presidential republic elects the president directly while in a parliamentary the parliament selects the president.Due to these facts, the two governments are similar yet different in many ways.]]> 2016-12-02 20:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141501289 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141501563 Kenya's and South Africa's governments are remarkably similar and different in many ways. Kenya's government according to the chart, "Republic of Kenya vs Republic of South Africa", is a presidential republic. The presidential republic in Kenya is when the people elect the parliament and president. This can lead to be a similarity because people in South Africa also has the right to vote for representatives (parliament). This is also can be a difference because the people of South Africa cannot vote for the president directly while Kenya's citizens can. Furthermore, the article also states that the two governments have a bicameral legislative branch. Bicameral means that the legislative branch has 2 sections. In Kenya they're called the National Assembly and the Senate. In South Africa the first section is also called the National Assembly while the second part is called the Council of Provinces. However, the suffrage or voting rights also have many similarities. For example, the qualification to vote is to be 18, or older in both nations. They also allow for universal suffrage . In conclusion, these two governments have many similarity and differences such as voting rights and their organization of governments. ]]> 2016-12-02 20:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141501563 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141502133 There are many similarities and difference between the Republic of Kenya & South Africa. A difference between the two African countries is that South Africa is a Parliamentary Democracy and Kenya is a Presidential Republic, this explains that the people of Kenya vote for the president directly while the people for South Africa vote for the members of Parliament and then the members of Parliament decide who the president will be as stated in " Republic of Kenya vs Republic of South Africa". A similarity between South Africa and Kenya is that the president for both countries is the Head of State and Head of Government and the voting rights for both countries are universal suffrage, this means the men and women over age 18 have equal voting rights also stated in "Republic of Kenya vs Republic of South Africa. Overall there are varieties of similarities and differences between South Africa and Kenya.]]> 2016-12-02 20:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141502133 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141502871 The governments of Kenya and south Africa compare and contrast in many ways. One thing both of the countries  have in common is being a republican nation. one thing they contrast about is their leader, Kenya has a president , and South Africa has a prime minister.
Kenya's president is Uhuru Kenyatta. South Africa's prime minister is Jacob Zuma. Both countries suffrage is the same, everyone can vote no matter gender,race,ethnicity,religion,they just have to be 18 and older.  South Africa's parliament is called the National Assembly or the National council of provinces, they are a parliamentary democracy, just like Kenya.  Kenya's parliament is called bicameral and/or the national assembly, it is called bicameral because it has more than one branch of parliament. Kenya is officially a presidential republic. South Africa is officially a legislative parliament. these are just a few similarities and differences]]> 2016-12-02 20:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141502871 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141507847 Kenya and South Africa's government are similar and different in many ways. Kenya has a presidential republic. That means that the citizens directly vote for the president of their country. South Africa has a perlimentary democracy this means d then the parliament votes for the president (or prime minister if a country has one). Even though both countries different they share many similarities such as the age to vote (18 and older). Another similarity is that both countries have a  president, even though both countries aren't presidential democracy's ]]> 2016-12-02 20:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141507847 https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141511157 Kenya and South Africa's governments are incredible similar and different in a many ways. The first way that there different is that they ]]> 2016-12-02 20:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/laurie_smith3/2p14fa9uagb8/wish/141511157