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