How does South Africa's experience prove that a Constitution limits power?

Correct answer: It placed government under rights and rules

Correct answer: C. A Constitution is a set of basic rules that organises government and also restricts what those in power may do. After apartheid, South Africa adopted a democratic constitutional order in which government had to respect equality, rights and lawful procedures. This meant that rulers could not simply use state power to discriminate or act according to personal wishes. A is wrong because the new constitutional order rejected racial discrimination rather than permitting it. B is wrong because protecting rights was a central purpose of the new Constitution. C is correct because it expresses limited government: public authorities must act within constitutional rules and respect protected rights. D is wrong because democratic voting is governed by constitutional principles, not merely by rulers' choice. Memory cue: the Constitution is both a framework for power and a fence around power.