SS 1 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. A person who act with de-jure authority acts on ______
A) Act on behalf of the followers because he want to lead them right
B) Based on the power he has in his office
C) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
D) On behalf of others who have assigned him
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Societal values
B) Emotions
C) Beliefs
D) Age
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Defence of territory from external attacks
B) Provision of free Education
C) Maintenance of relations with other states
D) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Physical power
B) Political power
C) Military power
D) Executive power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Participate in government
B) Express anything they like about government
C) Express opinions within the limits of the law
D) Disobey the government of the day
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Has a government
B) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
C) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
D) Can punish law breakers
  • 7. 7. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ______
A) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
B) Supporting political parties
C) Participating in sport
D) Singing the national anthem when required
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) Organs of government
B) Pressure groups
C) National assembly
D) Political party
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) De-facto Sovereignty
B) Internal Sovereignty
C) Legal Sovereignty
D) Delegated Sovereignty
  • 10. 10. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
A) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
B) Implementation and adjudication of law
C) Disagreement between state and local governments
D) The role of pressure groups within the state
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) President
B) Legislature
C) Electorate
D) Military
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Legal authority
B) Traditional authority
C) Rational authority
D) Charismatic authority
  • 13. 13. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called _____
A) Political authority
B) Political culture
C) Political party
D) Political socialization
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) Jean Bodin
B) Baron Montesquieu
C) John Austin
D) A.V. Dicey
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Duties
B) Requirements
C) Privileges
D) Rights
  • 16. 16. Power can be described as the _____
A) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
B) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
C) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
D) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
B) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
C) Influence and political authority
D) Political power and political authority
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
B) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
C) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
D) A machinery established to punish offenders
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
B) Is not oppressive
C) Has the mandate of the people to rule
D) Provides social services for the people
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Knowledge on the process of government
B) Training to become a judge
C) Basis of career opportunities
D) Training on good Citizenship
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
B) The supremacy of the political parties
C) The highest authority in a state
D) A state of political Independence
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Police
B) Opinion leaders
C) Electorate
D) Military
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cultural design
B) Cognitive orientation
C) Cultural display
D) Cultural development
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Neutralization
B) Nationalization
C) Decolonization
D) Naturalization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) Study of political institutions and processes
B) President and his ministers
C) Working of the organs of government
D) Membership for f international organizations
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
B) Providing social services
C) Encouraging trade with other states
D) Encouraging the struggle for power
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) State
B) Society
C) Club
D) Community
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Authority
B) Legitimacy
C) Power
D) Coercion
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Sovereignty
B) Separation of power
C) Parliamentary supremacy
D) Rule of law
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Feudalism
B) Parliamentary government
C) Oligarchy
D) Authoritarianism
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Orders of judiciary and legislature
B) Act of vetoing bill
C) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
D) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Interprets the law
B) Makes the law
C) Punishes the law breakers
D) Implement laws and policies
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
B) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
C) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
D) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Legitimacy
B) Influence
C) Inheritance
D) Force
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Defend the country from attacks
B) Check the activities of the government
C) Register for election
D) Report any criminal acts
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Government sovereignty
B) Military Sovereignty
C) Political Sovereignty
D) Legal Sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) In a Unitary state
B) In a federal state
C) All of the above
D) In a monarch
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Aristocracy
B) Oligarchy
C) Plutocracy
D) Unitary
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Autocracy
B) Plutocracy
C) Aristocracy
D) Theocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Maintain law and order
B) Provide transport services
C) Build schools and hospitals
D) Imprison criminals
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