AIC SS 1 Government Exam for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. The need for government came up as a result of people _____
A) Living together, interacting and working together
B) Forcing people to religious organizations
C) Following people to religious organizations
D) Fighting, killing, kidnapping and arresting one another's
  • 2. 2. One of these is not a feature of a state
A) Defined territory
B) Performance
C) Schools captured
D) Population
  • 3. 3. The following are forms of power except ____
A) Economic power
B) Political power
C) Super power
D) Military power
  • 4. 4. Power is the capacity to affect ____
A) Good attitude
B) Win further hero
C) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
D) Negative behavior
  • 5. 5. Authority is the formal and legal rights to make and _____
A) Blackmail people
B) Punish people
C) Command people
D) Enforce laws
  • 6. 6. In the parliamentary system of government, ministers are ____
A) Collectively responsible to parliament
B) Appointed by two-thirds majority of the legislature
C) Chosen from House as well as outside
D) Representatives of various interests in the country.
  • 7. 7. The principle of separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work
A) Reluctantly and gradually for the executive
B) Against one another
C) Separately
D) Independently but cooperatively
  • 8. 8. The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with ____
A) Hobbes
B) Montesquie
C) Webber
D) Locke
  • 9. 9. One of the demerits of unwritten Constitution is ____
A) Usually hidden and not common
B) Can be changed quickly
C) Political stability
D) No checks and balances
  • 10. 10. ____ is based on the belief that the powers of the various organs of government should be defined and regulated by the Constitution
A) Constitutionalism
B) Separation of powers
C) Constitution
D) Democracy
  • 11. 11. Public opinion is very important because it ____
A) Guarantees a free press
B) Allows the police to identify trouble maker
C) Lets the government know what the people wants
D) Tells the government what action to take
  • 12. 12. In a unitary system of government
A) There is high degree of centralization
B) There is high degree of decentralization
C) Political power is diffused
D) Parliament is very weak
  • 13. 13. In a democracy, franchise is given to ____
A) Loyal party members
B) Citizens
C) Residents adult
D) Qualified adult citizens
  • 14. 14. The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through ____
A) Nationalization
B) Decolonization
C) Neutralization
D) Naturalization
  • 15. 15. An elected politician represents all the following except _______
A) His constituency
B) The Government
C) His political party
D) The electorate
  • 16. 16. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Labour unions
B) Uniformed citizenry
C) Presence of pressure groups
D) Absence of Universities
  • 17. 17. Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility?
A) Cabinet ministers jointly share praises and blames
B) Ministers are responsible to parliament
C) The Prime Minister is responsible to parliament
D) The Prime Minister is accountable to the cabinet
  • 18. 18. One of the importance of federalism is that
A) Citizens can only be loyal to the state government
B) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government
C) Any components can secede at any time
D) Each state can develop at its own space
  • 19. 19. Political parties are formed for all the following reasons except to _____
A) Form a government
B) Contest elections
C) Canvass for votes
D) Organize elections
  • 20. 20. Who among the following is not eligible to vote?
A) Certified bankruptcy
B) Civil servant
C) Reverend father
D) Retired soldier
  • 21. 21. Equality before the law implies that
A) Everybody can do what likes
B) Law does not respect the people
C) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens
D) No one citizens can sue the other
  • 22. 22. Which of the following is not the functions of political party?
A) Interest articulation
B) Mobilizing people for development
C) Drafting country's Constitution
D) Interest aggregations
  • 23. 23. A manifesto refers to the _____
A) National development plan if a country
B) Programme of a political party
C) Fundamental human rights provisions in a constitution
D) National objective of a state
  • 24. 24. The principle aim of pressure groups is to ______
A) Influence the citizens
B) Subvert the government
C) Support the government
D) Influence the government
  • 25. 25. A country in which all qualified citizens vote is Said to operate_____
A) Universal suffrage
B) A universal adult suffrage
C) An unlimited suffrage
D) A universal male suffrage
  • 26. 26. Franchise means the _____
A) Administrative procedure for free and fair elections
B) Body of principles governing
C) Right to participate in an election
D) Right granted to French citizens to vote
  • 27. 27. Public opinion can best be defined as ___
A) Sentiments expressed on public policies
B) The sum total of popular views on public policies
C) One man's view on public issues
D) A body of convictions of the electorate only
  • 28. 28. The purpose of an election is to ____
A) Declare election results
B) Allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
C) Provide social amenities for the electorate
D) Give people political education
  • 29. 29. Two-party system implies that only two parties
A) Can contest elections
B) Are capable of capturing power
C) Exist in the country
D) Can register members
  • 30. 30. The ultimate aim of a political party is to ____
A) Seek to discredit the government
B) Gain control of government
C) Influence government policies
D) Make government more effective
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