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