Government Assignment for SS 1
  • 1. 1. Government as the act of governing means the _______
A) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
B) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
C) Act of vetoing a bill
D) Orders of judiciary and legislature
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Defence of territory from external attack
B) Maintenance of relations with other states
C) Provision of Education
D) Provision of all the material needs of all citizen
  • 3. 3. The two components of Sovereignty are ________
A) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within it's territory
B) Political power and political authority
C) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
D) Influence and political authority
  • 4. 4. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over it's Citizens
B) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
C) Has a government
D) Can punish law breakers
  • 5. 5. The judicial organ of government is the body which _____
A) Interprets the law
B) Implements the law
C) Makes the law
D) Punishes law makers
  • 6. 6. The study of government offers an individual all the following, except a ______
A) Knowledge on the process of government
B) Training on good Citizenship
C) Training to become a judge
D) Basis of career opportunities
  • 7. 7. A sovereign state is one
A) In which Sovereignty is invested in the military
B) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
C) Where it's citizens can speak without fear or favour
D) Whose citizens are free to evade responsibility
  • 8. 8. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through
A) Decolonization
B) Neutralization
C) Nationalization
D) Naturalization
  • 9. 9. Power can be defined as the _____
A) Right to rule irrespective of oppositions to the ruler
B) Capacity to encourage others to do what they had originally intended doing
C) Capacity to compel or influence others to do what they would otherwise not do
D) Ability of the parliament to delegate to another body or person, the right to make laws on its behalf
  • 10. 10. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Influence
B) Legitimacy
C) Force
D) Propaganda
  • 11. 11. The Executive is a body that _____
A) Formulates and implements the policies of government
B) Execute armed robbers
C) Is the most important arm of government
D) Interprets the laws
  • 12. 12. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _______
A) Arrest and prosecute offenders
B) Vote at elections
C) Stand up then National Anthem is being sung
D) Defend his country in times of war
  • 13. 13. The arms of government include all the following except _____
A) Legislative government
B) State government
C) Central government
D) Local government
  • 14. 14. The primary function of government in a state is to ______
A) Maintain law and order
B) Provide transport service
C) Build schools and hospitals
D) Imprison criminals
  • 15. 15. A machinery established by the state to organise the state, manage its affairs and administer its functioin and duties is _______
A) Executive
B) Government
C) Constituted authority
D) Political party
  • 16. 16. The need for government came up as a result of _____
A) People living together, interacting and working together
B) The state settling disputes all time
C) People forming political party to gain power
D) People coming together to cause conflicts and disagreement amongst themselves
  • 17. 17. Features of State include all but one
A) Permanence
B) Government
C) Sovereignty
D) Administration
  • 18. 18. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ____
A) Political power
B) Executive power
C) Military power
D) Physical power
  • 19. 19. A person acts with _______ if he acts on behalf of others who have commissioned him to do so
A) De-jure authority
B) Institutional authority
C) De-facto authority
D) Positional authority
  • 20. 20. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) De-facto Sovereignty
B) Legal Sovereignty
C) Delegated Sovereignty
D) Internal Sovereignty
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