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2025/2026 – QUESTION
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
,May/ June 2025 Question with answers
QUESTION 1
Select the incorrect statement.
1. South African national government departments are public actors involved in the
policy process.
2. Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the National Council of
Municipalities.
3. Section 92 of the South African Constitution requires members of Cabinet to
report regularly to Parliament.
4. The South African Constitutional Court is a policy actor.
✔ Correct Answer: 2
(The correct name is the National Council of Provinces, not "Municipalities".)
QUESTION 2
Select the correct statement.
1. The current South African Constitution was adopted in 1993.
2. The South African Constitution is not a foreign policy document.
3. According to the South African Constitution, the country is not a sovereign state.
4. None of the above.
✔ Correct Answer: 2
(The Constitution is a foreign policy guideline; however, statement 2 is the only accurate
one.)
QUESTION 3
Select the incorrect statement.
Typically, in the South African policy process, a …
, 1. Green Paper precedes a White Paper.
2. White Paper precedes a Bill.
3. Bill automatically becomes an Act of Parliament.
4. Bill does not automatically becomes an Act of Parliament.
✔ Correct Answer: 3
(A Bill does not automatically become an Act.)
QUESTION 4
Which one of the following statements are correct?
1. President Nelson Mandela implemented the National Development Plan (NDP).
2. President Jacob Zuma implemented the Reconstruction and Development Plan
(RDP).
3. President Ramaphosa implemented the Reconstruction and National
Development Plan (RND).
4. None of the above.
✔ Correct Answer: 4
(NDP was adopted under Zuma; RDP under Mandela; RND does not exist.)
QUESTION 5
Is the following statement True or False?
International Law can be defined as the rules and principles that developed … to ensure
orderly relations between states and other actors.
1. True.
2. False.
✔ Correct Answer: 1
, QUESTION 6
Choose the correct statement.
The law of nature (jus naturale) is based on the belief that states should …
1. Be legally bound … because it is a natural principle that the world should be
orderly.
2. Not be legally bound … because it is a natural principle that the world should be
orderly.
3. Be legally bound … because it is not a natural principle that the world should be
orderly.
4. Be legally bound … because it is a natural principle that the world should be not
orderly and chaotic.
✔ Correct Answer: 1
QUESTION 7
Choose the correct option.
In International Law, jus gentium refers to …
1. Negativism.
2. Positivism.
3. Optimism.
4. Generalism.
✔ Correct Answer: 2
(Jus gentium = law of nations, tied to legal positivism.)
QUESTION 8
Which one of the following statements are incorrect?
Section 38 of the …
IPC1502 EXAM PACK
2025/2026 – QUESTION
& ANSWERS
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
,May/ June 2025 Question with answers
QUESTION 1
Select the incorrect statement.
1. South African national government departments are public actors involved in the
policy process.
2. Parliament consists of the National Assembly and the National Council of
Municipalities.
3. Section 92 of the South African Constitution requires members of Cabinet to
report regularly to Parliament.
4. The South African Constitutional Court is a policy actor.
✔ Correct Answer: 2
(The correct name is the National Council of Provinces, not "Municipalities".)
QUESTION 2
Select the correct statement.
1. The current South African Constitution was adopted in 1993.
2. The South African Constitution is not a foreign policy document.
3. According to the South African Constitution, the country is not a sovereign state.
4. None of the above.
✔ Correct Answer: 2
(The Constitution is a foreign policy guideline; however, statement 2 is the only accurate
one.)
QUESTION 3
Select the incorrect statement.
Typically, in the South African policy process, a …
, 1. Green Paper precedes a White Paper.
2. White Paper precedes a Bill.
3. Bill automatically becomes an Act of Parliament.
4. Bill does not automatically becomes an Act of Parliament.
✔ Correct Answer: 3
(A Bill does not automatically become an Act.)
QUESTION 4
Which one of the following statements are correct?
1. President Nelson Mandela implemented the National Development Plan (NDP).
2. President Jacob Zuma implemented the Reconstruction and Development Plan
(RDP).
3. President Ramaphosa implemented the Reconstruction and National
Development Plan (RND).
4. None of the above.
✔ Correct Answer: 4
(NDP was adopted under Zuma; RDP under Mandela; RND does not exist.)
QUESTION 5
Is the following statement True or False?
International Law can be defined as the rules and principles that developed … to ensure
orderly relations between states and other actors.
1. True.
2. False.
✔ Correct Answer: 1
, QUESTION 6
Choose the correct statement.
The law of nature (jus naturale) is based on the belief that states should …
1. Be legally bound … because it is a natural principle that the world should be
orderly.
2. Not be legally bound … because it is a natural principle that the world should be
orderly.
3. Be legally bound … because it is not a natural principle that the world should be
orderly.
4. Be legally bound … because it is a natural principle that the world should be not
orderly and chaotic.
✔ Correct Answer: 1
QUESTION 7
Choose the correct option.
In International Law, jus gentium refers to …
1. Negativism.
2. Positivism.
3. Optimism.
4. Generalism.
✔ Correct Answer: 2
(Jus gentium = law of nations, tied to legal positivism.)
QUESTION 8
Which one of the following statements are incorrect?
Section 38 of the …
