PSC2601
Assignment 1
Semester 2
QUIZ
2025
, PSC2601 – South African Politics
Assignment 01 (Quiz 1) – Semester 2, 2025
Student: [Your Name]
Student Number: [Your Student Number]
Question 1
Answer: b. It presumes that coloniality came to an end with the end of colonialism.
Explanation:
Decoloniality theory recognises that coloniality, the structures of power, knowledge, and
being, continue even after formal colonialism has ended. Therefore, the presumption
that coloniality ended with colonialism contradicts its central premise.
Question 2
Answer: c. The government period.
Explanation:
The main colonial phases in South Africa included the Dutch period, the British period,
and the independent republics of Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Natal.
"Government period" is not a historical colonial phase.
Question 3
Answer: b. Ordinary bills not affecting provinces.
Explanation:
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) only participates in bills that affect provinces,
constitutional amendments, and certain money bills. Ordinary bills that do not affect
provinces are handled solely by the National Assembly.
Question 4
Answer: a. (i) Cape Town (ii) Pretoria (iii) Bloemfontein
Explanation:
Assignment 1
Semester 2
QUIZ
2025
, PSC2601 – South African Politics
Assignment 01 (Quiz 1) – Semester 2, 2025
Student: [Your Name]
Student Number: [Your Student Number]
Question 1
Answer: b. It presumes that coloniality came to an end with the end of colonialism.
Explanation:
Decoloniality theory recognises that coloniality, the structures of power, knowledge, and
being, continue even after formal colonialism has ended. Therefore, the presumption
that coloniality ended with colonialism contradicts its central premise.
Question 2
Answer: c. The government period.
Explanation:
The main colonial phases in South Africa included the Dutch period, the British period,
and the independent republics of Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Natal.
"Government period" is not a historical colonial phase.
Question 3
Answer: b. Ordinary bills not affecting provinces.
Explanation:
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) only participates in bills that affect provinces,
constitutional amendments, and certain money bills. Ordinary bills that do not affect
provinces are handled solely by the National Assembly.
Question 4
Answer: a. (i) Cape Town (ii) Pretoria (iii) Bloemfontein
Explanation:
