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q36a - q36a. reject one-party rule

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?

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q36b - q36b. reject military rule

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?

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q36c - q36c. reject one-man rule

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?

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q36dsaf - q36d-saf. reject apartheid

q36d-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?

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q37 - q37. support for democracy

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.

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q38 - q38. choose leaders through elections vs. other methods

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.

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q39 - q39. political parties divisive vs. many parties needed

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.

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q40 - q40. parliament makes laws vs. president does

q40. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement A or Statement B. A: The members of 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.

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q41 - q41. president free to act vs. obey the laws and courts

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.

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q42 - q42. time to deal with problems vs. try another form

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.

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q42asaf - q42a-saf. rating: governing under apartheid

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?

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q42bsaf - q42b-saf. rating: current system of government

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

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q42csaf - q42c-saf. rating: political system in 10 years

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.

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q42dsaf - q42d-saf. give up elections for order and jobs

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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q43a1 - q43a1. identify mp (verbatim)

q43a1. Can you tell me the name of: Your Member of Parliament?

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