q35pt3. What if anything does democracy mean to you?
q36a. There are many ways to govern a country. Would you disapprove or approve of the following alternatives? Only one political party is allowed to stand for election and hold office.
q36b. There are many ways to govern a country. Would you disapprove or approve of the following alternatives? The army comes in to govern the country.
q36c. There are many ways to govern a country. Would you disapprove or approve of the following alternatives? Elections and the National Assembly are abolished so that the president can decide everything.
q36c_saf. There are many ways to govern a country. Would you disapprove or approve of the following alternatives? If the country returned to the old system we had under apartheid.
q37. Which of these three statements is closest to your own opinion? A: Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government. B: In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable. C: For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have.
q38. Let’s change the subject. I would like to hear your views about how this country is governed. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: We should choose our leaders in this country through regular, open and honest elections. B: Since elections sometimes produce bad results, we should adopt other methods for choosing this country’s leaders.
q39. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: Political parties create division and confusion; it is therefore unnecessary to have many political parties in South Africa. B: Many political parties are needed to make sure that South Africans have real choices in who governs them.
Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: The members of the National Assembly represent the people; therefore they should make laws for this country, even if the President does not agree. B: Since the President represents all of us, he should pass laws without worrying about what the National Assembly thinks.
q41. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: Since the President was elected to lead the country, he should not be bound by laws or court decisions that he thinks are wrong. B: The President must always obey the laws and the courts, even if he thinks they are wrong.
q42. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: Our present system of elected government should be given more time to deal with inherited problems. B: If our present system cannot produce results soon, we should try another form of government.
q42a_saf. We are now going to discuss how you rate different forms of government. I would like you to give marks out of 10.The best form of governing a country gets 10 out of 10 and the worst form of governing a country gets no marks at all. What grade would you give to: The way the country was governed under apartheid?
q42b_saf. We are now going to discuss how you rate different forms of government. I would like you to give marks out of 10.The best form of governing a country gets 10 out of 10 and the worst form of governing a country gets no marks at all. What grade would you give to: Our current system of government with regular elections where everyone can vote and there are at least two political parties?
q42c_saf. We are now going to discuss how you rate different forms of government. I would like you to give marks out of 10.The best form of governing a country gets 10 out of 10 and the worst form of governing a country gets no marks at all. What grade would you give to: The political system of this country as you expect it to be in 10 years time.
q42d_saf. If a non-elected government or leader could impose law and order, and deliver houses and jobs: How willing or unwilling would you be to give up regular elections and live under such a government?
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