AIC SS 1 Government Revision Test for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. The need for government came up as a result of people _____
A) Living together, interacting and working together
B) Following people to religious organizations
C) Forcing people to religious organizations
D) Fighting, killing, kidnapping and arresting one another's
  • 2. 2. One of these is not a feature of a state
A) Performance
B) Population
C) Defined territory
D) Schools captured
  • 3. 3. The following are forms of power except ____
A) Military power
B) Economic power
C) Super power
D) Political power
  • 4. 4. The following are attributes of government except ____
A) Political power
B) Revenue
C) Law
D) Rigging
  • 5. 5. Power is the capacity to affect ____
A) Win further hero
B) Good attitude
C) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
D) Negative behavior
  • 6. 6. One of these is a source of power
A) Constitution
B) Rule of law
C) Gerrymandering
D) Salus
  • 7. 7. Sovereign State is referred to as ____
A) Independence
B) Government
C) Permanence
D) Equality
  • 8. 8. Authority is the formal and legal rights to make and _____
A) Punish people
B) Blackmail people
C) Command people
D) Enforce laws
  • 9. 9. Legitimacy means _____
A) Above the law
B) Freedom
C) Acceptance and recognition
D) Independence
  • 10. 10. Direct democracy is the one which allows citizens to _____
A) Misuse opportunities
B) Vote directly
C) Meet periodically to discuss issues
D) Represent periodically
  • 11. 11. Which one of the following countries has an unwritten Constitution?
A) United States of America
B) Great Britain
C) Federal Republic of Germany
D) France
  • 12. 12. In the parliamentary system of government, ministers are ____
A) Appointed by two-thirds majority of the legislature
B) Collectively responsible to parliament
C) Chosen from House as well as outside
D) Representatives of various interests in the country.
  • 13. 13. Bicameralism refers to _____
A) Legislature in all sovereign States
B) A two-chamber Legislature
C) The upper chamber in legislature
D) A one chamber legislature
  • 14. 14. The principle of separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work
A) Against one another
B) Independently but cooperatively
C) Separately
D) Reluctantly and gradually for the executive
  • 15. 15. A sovereign State is one
A) Whose citizens are free to evade responsibility
B) Whose Constitution can only be changed by a military government
C) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
D) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
  • 16. 16. Parliamentary government is different from presidential government because
A) Of the existence of a ceremonial Head of State
B) It has a flexible constitution
C) It is based on unitary constitution
D) Of the existence of Head of Government
  • 17. 17. One can identify a rigid constitution by its _____
A) Nature and scope
B) Sources
C) Amendment procedure
D) Lenght
  • 18. 18. The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with ____
A) Locke
B) Hobbes
C) Montesquie
D) Webber
  • 19. 19. One of the demerits of unwritten Constitution is ____
A) No checks and balances
B) Usually hidden and not common
C) Political stability
D) Can be changed quickly
  • 20. 20. ____ is based on the belief that the powers of the various organs of government should be defined and regulated by the Constitution
A) Separation of powers
B) Constitution
C) Democracy
D) Constitutionalism
  • 21. 21. Public opinion is very important because it ____
A) Allows the police to identify trouble maker
B) Lets the government know what the people wants
C) Guarantees a free press
D) Tells the government what action to take
  • 22. 22. In a unitary system of government
A) There is high degree of decentralization
B) Political power is diffused
C) There is high degree of centralization
D) Parliament is very weak
  • 23. 23. In a democracy, franchise is given to ____
A) Qualified adult citizens
B) Citizens
C) Loyal party members
D) Residents adult
  • 24. 24. The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through ____
A) Nationalization
B) Naturalization
C) Neutralization
D) Decolonization
  • 25. 25. The lack of interest in politics by many citizens in the country is referred to as ______
A) Mass apathy
B) Civil disobedience
C) Political unrest
D) Disenfranchisement
  • 26. 26. Political participation in Nigeria is limited by all the following except ______
A) Religion
B) Age
C) Residence
D) Voter's registration
  • 27. 27. An elected politician represents all the following except _______
A) The electorate
B) The Government
C) His political party
D) His constituency
  • 28. 28. Citizenship may be changed by ____
A) Renunciation
B) Birth
C) Conviction
D) Divorce
  • 29. 29. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Presence of pressure groups
B) Uniformed citizenry
C) Absence of Universities
D) Labour unions
  • 30. 30. Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility?
A) The Prime Minister is responsible to parliament
B) Ministers are responsible to parliament
C) The Prime Minister is accountable to the cabinet
D) Cabinet ministers jointly share praises and blames
  • 31. 31. One of the importance of federalism is that
A) Each state can develop at its own space
B) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government
C) Any components can secede at any time
D) Citizens can only be loyal to the state government
  • 32. 32. Political parties are formed for all the following reasons except to _____
A) Canvass for votes
B) Contest elections
C) Form a government
D) Organize elections
  • 33. 33. Who among the following is not eligible to vote?
A) Reverend father
B) Certified bankruptcy
C) Civil servant
D) Retired soldier
  • 34. 34. In a multi party state, various interests and shades of opinion
A) Should not be represented
B) Have the opportunity to be represented
C) Are not represented
D) Are strongly represented
  • 35. 35. Equality before the law implies that
A) No one citizens can sue the other
B) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens
C) Law does not respect the people
D) Everybody can do what likes
  • 36. 36. Which of the following is not the functions of political party?
A) Drafting country's Constitution
B) Interest aggregations
C) Mobilizing people for development
D) Interest articulation
  • 37. 37. The electoral success of political party depends on its ability to _____
A) Rig election successfully
B) Present a good and acceptable manifesto
C) Campaigns till election day
D) Distribute sufficient funds to voters
  • 38. 38. A manifesto refers to the _____
A) National development plan if a country
B) National objective of a state
C) Fundamental human rights provisions in a constitution
D) Programme of a political party
  • 39. 39. The party system operated by a country is determined by the _____
A) Nature of competition and interaction within between the political parties
B) Head of government in power
C) Leaders of political parties
D) Elite of the country
  • 40. 40. The principle aim of pressure groups is to ______
A) Influence the government
B) Subvert the government
C) Support the government
D) Influence the citizens
  • 41. 41. Public opinion is crystalized through all the following except _____
A) Opinion polls
B) Strikes
C) Plebiscites
D) Military coups
  • 42. 42. A country in which all qualified citizens vote is Said to operate_____
A) An unlimited suffrage
B) A universal adult suffrage
C) A universal male suffrage
D) Universal suffrage
  • 43. 43. Delegated legislation refers to the _____
A) Laws made by government agencies as authorized by the legislature
B) Laws made by the legislature
C) Power of government agencies to make laws
D) Law making power granted by the legislature
  • 44. 44. Which of the following is a disadvantage of confederation?
A) The central government is too far from the people
B) The central authority is vested with too much power
C) It makes a nonsense of party system
D) It encourages secession
  • 45. 45. Franchise means the _____
A) Right granted to French citizens to vote
B) Body of principles governing
C) Right to participate in an election
D) Administrative procedure for free and fair elections
  • 46. 46. Public opinion can best be defined as ___
A) One man's view on public issues
B) Sentiments expressed on public policies
C) A body of convictions of the electorate only
D) The sum total of popular views on public policies
  • 47. 47. The purpose of an election is to ____
A) Declare election results
B) Provide social amenities for the electorate
C) Allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
D) Give people political education
  • 48. 48. Two-party system implies that only two parties
A) Can register members
B) Can contest elections
C) Exist in the country
D) Are capable of capturing power
  • 49. 49. The ultimate aim of a political party is to ____
A) Make government more effective
B) Gain control of government
C) Seek to discredit the government
D) Influence government policies
  • 50. 50. Political parties mobilize the support of the electorate by ____
A) Rigging elections
B) Campaigning
C) Making laws
D) Promoting violence
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