AIC SS 1 Government 3rd CA for 2nd Term
  • 1. Baron Montesquieu was noted for the theory of ______
A) The rule of law
B) Delegated legislation
C) Equality before the law
D) Separation of powers
  • 2. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ____
A) Listening to the news update
B) Participating in sport
C) Supporting political parties
D) Singing the national anthem when required
  • 3. A constitution that has special rules for its amendment is said to be ______
A) Rigid
B) Written
C) Flexible
D) Federal
  • 4. Which of the following statements best describes an unwritten Constitution
A) The body of rules and laws cannot all be found in a single documents
B) The legislature is always unicameral
C) The source of the Constitution is supreme court verdicts
D) There are no limitations on the power of government
  • 5. A citizen can participate in the politics of his country by
A) Contesting for an elective post
B) Attending international meeting
C) By involving in political protest
D) Acquiring University education
  • 6. Apart from making laws, the legislature has the important function of _______
A) Checking the executive powers
B) Implementing executive decisions
C) Appointing the civil servants
D) Advising the judiciary
  • 7. The Chief Executive in a parliamentary system of government is known as the ______
A) Speaker
B) Prime minister
C) President
D) Governor General
  • 8. Which of the following is a basic features of the rule of law?
A) Unlimited powers for the police
B) Equality before the law
C) Secret trial of offenders
D) Executive control of the Judiciary
  • 9. Which of the following is usually expected to be entrenched in a constitution?
A) Ownership of landed property
B) Fundamental Human Rights
C) Registration of political party
D) Electoral rules and regulations
  • 10. The principle of checks and balances is aimed at ______
A) Preventing any organ of government from performing it's duties
B) Allowing for total Independence of the three organs of government
C) Allowing for a fusion of powers among the organs of government
D) Preventing any organ of government from becoming too powerful
  • 11. Citizenship can be acquired through _______
A) Renouncement
B) Payment of tax
C) Reputation
D) Birth
  • 12. A parliamentary system of government has the following characteristics
A) The minister are responsible individually to the president
B) The Prime minister combines the executive and ceremonial functions
C) Separation of powers is not strictly observed
D) The President can dismiss any minister without much hinderance
  • 13. A governmental system where the head of state is distinct from the head of government
A) Parliamentary
B) Presidential
C) Republican
D) Unitary
  • 14. The type of government that is headed by a king or queen is called?
A) Federal
B) Republican
C) Presidential
D) Monarchial
  • 15. The head of the judicial arm of government is known as _______
A) A judge
B) An advocate
C) Attorney-General
D) Chief justice
  • 16. A system where there is only one legislative chamber parliament is referred to as ______
A) Bicameral legislature
B) Confederal legislature
C) Singular legislature
D) Unicameral legislature
  • 17. The principle of rule of law can be defined as ______
A) Supremacy of the law over all the people
B) Supremacy of the national assembly
C) Subordination of the legislature to the judiciary
D) Supremacy authority of traditional rulers
  • 18. Veto power in a presidential system lies with the ______
A) Executive President
B) Prime minister
C) Attorney General
D) Chief of army staff
  • 19. Presidential system of government allows the _____
A) President to be a member of the legislature
B) President to select ministers from outside the legislature
C) Executive to be a member of the legislature
D) Judiciary to be a part of the executive
  • 20. Collective responsibility implies that every member of cabinet ______
A) May support or oppose the decision made by the cabinet
B) Takes the credit/blame for the decisions made by the cabinet
C) Obeys the Prime minister without questions
D) Is responsible to the head of state
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