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) Following people to religious organizations
C) Forcing 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) Military power
B) Economic power
C) Political power
D) Super power
  • 4. 4. Power is the capacity to affect ____
A) Good attitude
B) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
C) Negative behavior
D) Win further hero
  • 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) Against one another
B) Reluctantly and gradually for the executive
C) Independently but cooperatively
D) Separately
  • 8. 8. The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with ____
A) Webber
B) Hobbes
C) Montesquie
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) Constitutionalism
C) Democracy
D) Separation of powers
  • 11. 11. Public opinion is very important because it ____
A) Lets the government know what the people wants
B) Guarantees a free press
C) Allows the police to identify trouble maker
D) Tells the government what action to take
  • 12. 12. In a unitary system of government
A) Political power is diffused
B) Parliament is very weak
C) There is high degree of centralization
D) There is high degree of decentralization
  • 13. 13. In a democracy, franchise is given to ____
A) Citizens
B) Qualified adult citizens
C) Residents adult
D) Loyal party members
  • 14. 14. The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through ____
A) Naturalization
B) Decolonization
C) Nationalization
D) Neutralization
  • 15. 15. An elected politician represents all the following except _______
A) His constituency
B) His political party
C) The electorate
D) The Government
  • 16. 16. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Uniformed citizenry
B) Absence of Universities
C) Presence of pressure groups
D) Labour unions
  • 17. 17. Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility?
A) The Prime Minister is responsible to parliament
B) Cabinet ministers jointly share praises and blames
C) Ministers are responsible to parliament
D) The Prime Minister is accountable to the cabinet
  • 18. 18. One of the importance of federalism is that
A) Each state can develop at its own space
B) Any components can secede at any time
C) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government
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) Form a government
C) Canvass for votes
D) Contest elections
  • 20. 20. Who among the following is not eligible to vote?
A) Civil servant
B) Retired soldier
C) Reverend father
D) Certified bankruptcy
  • 21. 21. Equality before the law implies that
A) Law does not respect the people
B) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens
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) Drafting country's Constitution
B) Interest articulation
C) Interest aggregations
D) Mobilizing people for development
  • 23. 23. A manifesto refers to the _____
A) Fundamental human rights provisions in a constitution
B) Programme of a political party
C) National development plan if a country
D) National objective of a state
  • 24. 24. The principle aim of pressure groups is to ______
A) Influence the government
B) Subvert the government
C) Support the government
D) Influence the citizens
  • 25. 25. A country in which all qualified citizens vote is Said to operate_____
A) A universal male suffrage
B) An unlimited suffrage
C) Universal suffrage
D) A universal adult suffrage
  • 26. 26. Franchise means the _____
A) Body of principles governing
B) Right granted to French citizens to vote
C) Administrative procedure for free and fair elections
D) Right to participate in an election
  • 27. 27. Public opinion can best be defined as ___
A) The sum total of popular views on public policies
B) Sentiments expressed 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) Provide social amenities for the electorate
B) Give people political education
C) Declare election results
D) Allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
  • 29. 29. Two-party system implies that only two parties
A) Are capable of capturing power
B) Can register members
C) Can contest elections
D) Exist in the country
  • 30. 30. The ultimate aim of a political party is to ____
A) Seek to discredit the government
B) Make government more effective
C) Gain control of government
D) Influence government policies
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