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