Data Catalog

Q18A - Q18a. Attended public outreach meeting about Constitution

18a. Have you attended a public outreach meeting about the constitution organized by the Constitutional parliamentary Committee?

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

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Q18B - Q18b. Prevented from attending meeting or expressing views

18b. Did anyone try to prevent you from attending this kind of meeting or expressing your views there?

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q19 - Q19. Preferences for Constitutional Reform

I am now going to read three statements about the Constitution. Please tell me which of these statements comes closest to your own opinion. Statement 1: The current Constitution meets the needs of Zimbabwe and should be retained. Statement 2: The current Constitution should be amended to take account of changing political needs. Statement 3: The current Constitution is unsuitable for Zimbabwe’s needs and should be completely replaced.

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q20A - Q20a. IG performance: publicizing discussions on reforms

20. How well or badly is the current Inclusive Government doing in: Publicizing discussions within the government about constitutional reforms?.

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q20B - Q20b. IG performance: educating citizens about reform issues

20. How well or badly is the current Inclusive Government doing in: Educating the citizens of Zimbabwe about the issues at stake in constitutional reform?

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q20C - Q20c. IG performance: asking ordinary people about reform

How well or badly is the current Inclusive Government doing in: Asking ordinary people what they think about constitutional reform?

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q21A - Q21a. Reject one-party rule

21. There are many ways to govern a country. Would you disapprove or approve of the following alternatives: Only one political party is allowed to stand for election and hold office?

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q21B - Q21b. Reject military rule

21. There are many ways to govern a country. Would you disapprove or approve of the following alternatives: The army comes in to govern the country?

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q21C - Q21c. Reject one-man rule

There are many ways to govern a country. Would you disapprove or approve of the following alternatives: Elections and Parliament are abolished so that the president can decide everything?

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q22 - Q22. Support for democracy

22. Which of these three statements is closest to your own opinion? Statement 1: Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government. Statement 2: In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable. Statement 3: For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have.

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q23 - Q23. Choose leaders through elections vs. other methods

23. Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2. Statement 1: We should choose our leaders in this country through regular, open and honest elections. Statement 2: Since elections sometimes produce bad results, we should adopt other methods for choosing this country’s leaders.

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q24 - Q24. Political parties divisive vs. many parties needed

Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2. Statement 1: Political parties create division and confusion; it is therefore unnecessary to have many political parties in Zimbabwe. Statement 2: Many political parties are needed to make sure that Zimbabwe have real choices in who governs them.

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q25 - Q25. Parliament makes laws vs. president does

Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2. Statement 1: Members of Parliament represent the people; therefore they should make laws for this country, even if the President does not agree. Statement 2: Since the President represents all of us, he should pass laws without worrying about what Parliament thinks.

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q26 - Q26. President free to act vs. obey the laws and courts

Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2. Statement 1: Since Presidents are elected to lead the country, they should not be bound by laws or court decisions that they think are wrong. Statement 2: Presidents must always obey the laws and the courts, even if they think they are wrong.

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M

Q27 - Q27. Presidential two term limit vs. no term limits

Which of the following statements is closest to your view? Choose Statement 1 or Statement 2 Statement 1: The Constitution should limit the president to serving a maximum of two terms in office. Statement 2: There should be no constitutional limit on how long the president can serve.

Afrobarometer Survey 2010, Round 4.5

Zimbabwe - ZWE_2010_AFB-R4.5_v01_M