CPD1501 Oct/Nov 2013 exam paper — questions

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1. Question 1.1 · South African citizenship: acquisition, naturalisation and loss · 2 marks

   Choose which of the following statements correctly describes what a period of residence or ordinary residence includes.Show the full questionShow less

2. Question 1.2 · South African citizenship: acquisition, naturalisation and loss · 2 marks

   Identify which of the following is one of the methods of losing South African citizenship in terms of the Citizenship Act of 1995.Show the full questionShow less

3. Question 1.3 · Separation of powers and systems of government · 2 marks

   Select the statement that correctly describes the form of government that South Africa has.Show the full questionShow less

4. Question 1.4 · Electoral systems and public participation · 2 marks

   Identify the case in which the question whether South African citizens in other countries are entitled to vote was dealt with.Show the full questionShow less

5. Question 1.5 · Constitutionalism, rule of law and constitutional democracy · 2 marks

   Choose the statement that correctly explains what constitutionalism entails.Show the full questionShow less

6. Question 1.6 · Separation of powers and systems of government · 2 marks

   Select the correct statement about separation of powers.Show the full questionShow less

7. Question 1.7 · Electoral systems and public participation · 2 marks

   Identify what the concept of democracy recognises, according to the options given.Show the full questionShow less

8. Question 1.8 · Immigration, refugees and the rights of non-citizens · 2 marks

   Select the right that non-citizens are not entitled to, from the options provided.Show the full questionShow less

9. Question 1.9 · Constitutionalism, rule of law and constitutional democracy · 2 marks

   Choose the correct statement about judicial review.Show the full questionShow less

10. Question 1.10 · South African citizenship: acquisition, naturalisation and loss · 2 marks

    Identify when deprivation of citizenship in the case of children takes place, based on the circumstances of the children's parents.Show the full questionShow less

11. Question 2.1 · South African citizenship: acquisition, naturalisation and loss · 14 marks

    Provide a discussion of the historical development of the legislation dealing with South African citizenship law.Show the full questionShow less

12. Question 2.2 · South African citizenship: acquisition, naturalisation and loss · 10 marks

    Mr and Mrs Malapo are unemployed citizens of Zimbabwe who have obtained permanent residence status in South Africa. During the 1980s they fled Zimbabwe because of the outbreak of civil war there and sought refuge in South Africa, where they became integrated into the local community in Mpumalanga province. With the help of social workers, they applied for an old-age grant in January 2012. However, in February 2012 their applications for the old-age grants were turned down on the basis that they are not South African citizens. Referring to relevant case law, discuss whether the refusal of their old-age grant applications is constitutional.Show the full questionShow less

13. Question 2.3 · South African citizenship: acquisition, naturalisation and loss · 10 marks

    Discuss the legal provisions that regulate how immigrants are admitted into South Africa as well as how migrants depart from South Africa.Show the full questionShow less

14. Question 3.1 · Constitutionalism, rule of law and constitutional democracy · 4 marks

    Section 181 of the Constitution makes provision for establishing state institutions, referred to as 'Chapter 9 institutions', whose purpose is to strengthen constitutional democracy in the Republic. Name any two of these Chapter 9 institutions and explain the role that each of the two you have chosen plays.Show the full questionShow less

15. Question 3.2 · Constitutionalism, rule of law and constitutional democracy · 2 marks

    Explain the difference between a law and a policy.Show the full questionShow less

16. Question 3.3 · Constitutionalism, rule of law and constitutional democracy · 10 marks

    Discuss the various forms that democracy can take, and describe the features that are typically shared by most democratic constitutional states.Show the full questionShow less

17. Question 4.1 · Electoral systems and public participation · 5 marks

    Explain the system of proportional representation and describe what this system means for the electoral system used in South Africa.Show the full questionShow less

18. Question 4.2 · Electoral systems and public participation · 15 marks

    In your own words, explain what you understand public participation in a democracy to mean. Your answer should refer to both representative democracy and participatory democracy.Show the full questionShow less

19. Question 4.3 · Electoral systems and public participation · 10 marks

    Discuss the process through which a policy becomes law, making sure that your answer covers the four (4) stages of this process in detail.Show the full questionShow less