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