AIC Government (SS1) 1st Term Exam.
  • 1. Government as an institution of the state is a______
A) An organization to build up the people.
B) Machinery established by the state to organize the state and manage it's affairs.
C) Motor of influence machinery.
D) Machinery to build capacity.
  • 2. The need for government came up as a result of people_____
A) Living together, interacting,and working together as well as forming different associations.
B) Following people to religious organizations.
C) Forcing the people to respect each other.
D) Fighting and killing one another.
  • 3. The basic function of the judiciary is to______
A) Make law.
B) Service law
C) Implement law.
D) Interprete the law.
  • 4. The basic function of the executive is to____
A) Interprete law.
B) make law
C) Implement law.
D) Influence machinery.
  • 5. One of these is not a feature of a state.
A) Defined territory
B) Permanence.
C) Population
D) Schools captured.
  • 6. The following are forms of power except____
A) Military power
B) Political power.
C) Economic power.
D) Upper power.
  • 7. The following are attributes of government except ____
A) Political power
B) Law
C) Rigging
D) Revenue
  • 8. Power is the capacity to affect_____
A) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
B) Win further hero
C) Negative behavior
D) Good attitude
  • 9. One of these is a source of power.
A) Gerrymandering
B) Constitution
C) Greengage
D) Salus
  • 10. Sovereign state is referred to as____
A) government
B) independence
C) Permanence
D) population
  • 11. A nation is a group of people who share common____
A) form
B) household
C) country
D) historical background
  • 12. Authority is the formal or legal right to make and ______
A) punish people
B) blackmail people
C) enforce laws
D) common people
  • 13. Legal authority is mostly sourced from the____
A) independence
B) constituency
C) charitable
D) constitution
  • 14. Legitimacy means_____
A) acceptance and recognition
B) independence
C) Thomas Hobbes
D) forbidden
  • 15. Political culture is the way people behave in their political_____
A) activities
B) gerrymandering
C) judiciary
D) authority
  • 16. Direct democracy is the one which allows citizens to____
A) fight periodically
B) rep periodically
C) misuse opportunities
D) meet periodically to discuss issues.
  • 17. One of the foremost agents of socialization is____
A) family
B) club
C) church
D) mosque
  • 18. _____is an agent of political socialization.
A) mass media
B) computer
C) gasoline
D) power
  • 19. The form of government that places power in the hands of the few is______
A) capillary
B) Oligarchy
C) totalitarian
D) feudal
  • 20. Which of these is a type of democracy?
A) Indirect
B) Interdependence
C) Directorate
D) Promotional
  • 21. These except___are agents of political socialisation.
A) Peer group
B) Markets
C) Mass media
D) Political parties
  • 22. These are forms of power except____
A) Military power
B) Cultural power
C) Political power
D) Economic power
  • 23. One of the merits of democracy is___
A) Misuse of power
B) Slow decision making
C) Rule of ignorance
D) Free choice of leaders
  • 24. The____organ implements policies.
A) Representative
B) Executive
C) Judiciary
D) Legislative
  • 25. ____is a body vested with the supreme power of the affairs of a state.
A) State
B) Pressure groups
C) Government
D) Political parties
  • 26. The following are functions of government except___
A) protection of lives and properties
B) provision of employment
C) law making
D) stealing of public funds
  • 27. In order for a state to exist,it must have the following features except___
A) population
B) government
C) territory
D) interest
  • 28. One of the sources of political power is____
A) Socialisation
B) Institution
C) Action
D) The constitution
  • 29. Government by the people refers to____government.
A) natural
B) representative
C) cultural
D) people
  • 30. _____is the arm of government that implements law.
A) The legislature
B) The Executive
C) The judiciary
D) The central government
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