Under apartheid, which group was legally excluded from political representation?

Under apartheid, which group was legally excluded from political representation?

• A. White South Africans
• B. Black South Africans
• C. Asian South Africans
• D. Immigrants

Answer: (B)

Apartheid built a political system that tied rights to race, reserving national political power for white citizens. Black South Africans were barred from voting in national elections and were excluded from Parliament, so they had no representation at the national level. Other groups faced their own limited arrangements, but the expansion of political rights was deliberately kept from Black South Africans. This is why Black South Africans were legally excluded from political representation.

Apartheid built a political system that tied rights to race, reserving national political power for white citizens. Black South Africans were barred from voting in national elections and were excluded from Parliament, so they had no representation at the national level. Other groups faced their own limited arrangements, but the expansion of political rights was deliberately kept from Black South Africans. This is why Black South Africans were legally excluded from political representation.