CBSE Class 9 Civics Worksheet - Constitutional Design
1. Name the South Africa leader who opposed apartheid regime.
2. What was Apartheid?
3. How was the system of apartheid practiced?
4. How was segregation carried out by whites?
5. Who all fought against the apartheid system?
6. When was Nelson Mandela freed?
7. For how many years did Nelson Mandela remain in prison?
8. When did South Africa become a democracy?
9. Why is South Africa constitution called the finest
constitution of the world?
10. Why is South African constitution considered a source of inspiration for all?
11. Define constitution.
Answers
Ans 1. Nelson Mandela
Nelson MandelaAfter attaining his freedom, Nelson Mandela led the ANC in its negotiations with the governing National Party and various other South African political organizations for an end to apartheid and the establishment of a multiracial government.
Ans 2. "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 until the early 1990s. ... Apartheid was adopted as a formal policy by the South African government after the ascension of the National Party (NP) during the 1948 general elections.
Ans 3. Apartheid was a political and social system in South Africa during the era of White minority rule. ... Under this system, the people of South Africa were divided by their race and the different races were forced to live separately from each other. There were laws in place to ensure that segregation was abided by.
Ans 4. The laws passed segregated African Americans from Whites in order to enforce a system of white supremacy. Signs were used to show non whites where they could legally walk, talk, drink, rest, or eat. For those places that were racially mixed, blacks had to wait until all White customers were dealt with.
Ans 5. Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Mahatma Gandhi fought against Apartheid system.
Ans 6. Mandela served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. Amid growing domestic and international pressure, and with fears of a racial civil war, President F. W. de Klerk released him in 1990.
Ans 7. He was arrested and imprisoned in 1962, and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring to overthrow the state following the Rivonia Trial. Mandela served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison.
Ans 8. Political parties and their current vote share
Political parties and their current vote shareThe first fully multi-racial democratic election was held in 1994, the second in 1999, the third in 2004, the fourth in 2009, and the most recent in 2014.
Ans 9. The South African constitution encourages all the democratic counties all over the globe. ... Hence South African constitution is called finest constitution of the world because it accommodated the demands of both the communities of black and white without any domination and drafted on the mutual agreements peacefully.
And 10. It is inspirational because:
1)the frame work of constitution is done by both blacks and white which is earlier hater of each other.
2)there is prestigious place for both Black's and whites .
Ans 11. Constitution: the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.