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