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