AIC SS 1 Government Exam for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. The need for government came up as a result of people _____
A) Fighting, killing, kidnapping and arresting one another's
B) Forcing people to religious organizations
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) Schools captured
B) Defined territory
C) Performance
D) Population
  • 3. 3. The following are forms of power except ____
A) Super power
B) Military power
C) Economic power
D) Political power
  • 4. 4. Power is the capacity to affect ____
A) Win further hero
B) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
C) Good attitude
D) Negative behavior
  • 5. 5. Authority is the formal and legal rights to make and _____
A) Punish people
B) Enforce laws
C) Command people
D) Blackmail people
  • 6. 6. In the parliamentary system of government, ministers are ____
A) Appointed by two-thirds majority of the legislature
B) Representatives of various interests in the country.
C) Chosen from House as well as outside
D) Collectively responsible to parliament
  • 7. 7. The principle of separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work
A) Separately
B) Against one another
C) Independently but cooperatively
D) Reluctantly and gradually for the executive
  • 8. 8. The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with ____
A) Hobbes
B) Locke
C) Webber
D) Montesquie
  • 9. 9. One of the demerits of unwritten Constitution is ____
A) Political stability
B) Usually hidden and not common
C) Can be changed quickly
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) Constitution
B) Separation of powers
C) Constitutionalism
D) Democracy
  • 11. 11. Public opinion is very important because it ____
A) Tells the government what action to take
B) Guarantees a free press
C) Allows the police to identify trouble maker
D) Lets the government know what the people wants
  • 12. 12. In a unitary system of government
A) There is high degree of decentralization
B) Political power is diffused
C) There is high degree of centralization
D) Parliament is very weak
  • 13. 13. In a democracy, franchise is given to ____
A) Residents adult
B) Qualified adult citizens
C) Loyal party members
D) Citizens
  • 14. 14. The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through ____
A) Neutralization
B) Decolonization
C) Naturalization
D) Nationalization
  • 15. 15. An elected politician represents all the following except _______
A) His political party
B) The Government
C) His constituency
D) The electorate
  • 16. 16. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Uniformed citizenry
B) Labour unions
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) The Prime Minister is accountable to the cabinet
C) Ministers are responsible to parliament
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) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government
C) Each state can develop at its own space
D) Any components can secede at any time
  • 19. 19. Political parties are formed for all the following reasons except to _____
A) Canvass for votes
B) Organize elections
C) Contest elections
D) Form a government
  • 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) Law does not respect the people
B) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens
C) Everybody can do what likes
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) Interest aggregations
D) Drafting country's Constitution
  • 23. 23. A manifesto refers to the _____
A) Programme of a political party
B) National objective of a state
C) National development plan if a country
D) Fundamental human rights provisions in a constitution
  • 24. 24. The principle aim of pressure groups is to ______
A) Subvert the government
B) Influence the citizens
C) Support the government
D) Influence the government
  • 25. 25. A country in which all qualified citizens vote is Said to operate_____
A) A universal male suffrage
B) Universal suffrage
C) A universal adult suffrage
D) An unlimited suffrage
  • 26. 26. Franchise means the _____
A) Right to participate in an election
B) Administrative procedure for free and fair elections
C) Body of principles governing
D) Right granted to French citizens to vote
  • 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) Allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
D) Declare election results
  • 29. 29. Two-party system implies that only two parties
A) Can contest elections
B) Exist in the country
C) Can register members
D) Are capable of capturing power
  • 30. 30. The ultimate aim of a political party is to ____
A) Make government more effective
B) Gain control of government
C) Seek to discredit the government
D) Influence government policies
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