JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
EDUCATION ARTS WITH IT
4TH YEAR 1ST SEMESTER 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
MAIN CAMPUS-REGULAR 
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COURSE CODE: DPS 4301

COURSE TITLE:  POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT IN AFRICA
 
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Instructions
1.	Answer question 1 (COMPULSORY) and any other 2 questions
2.	Candidates are advised not to write on the question paper
3.	Candidates must hand in their answer booklet to the invigilator while     
          the examination Room

1. (a) Define the terms
(i)	Politics	(2marks)
(ii)	Law		(2marks)
(iii)	Pressure or interest groups	(2marks)
(b)	State and explain two ways in which pressure groups influence political parties (8marks)
(c)	State and briefly explain the functions of pressure groups	(12marks)
(d)	State the conventional ways the media contribute to political processes	(4marks)
 2. Explain Political challenges and institutional restraints that are prominent in Kenya. (20 marks)
3. Discuss "An increasingly patronage-driven ruling party" as portrayed in United republic of Tanzania	(20marks)
4. Identify and briefly explain two ways political parties use mass media to compete for votes (20 marks)
5. Explain the concept of politicization of ethnic identities in reference to Kenyan situation (20marks)