FIRST TERM SS3 CIVIC EDUCATION EXAMINATION
  • 1. Political participation involves the following activities excepts ______
A) Regular payment of tax
B) Voting during election
C) Resisting electoral fraud
D) Joining political parties
  • 2. All these are modern mode of popular participation except ______
A) Joining political parties
B) Protests leading to destruction of life and property
C) Contesting an election
D) Public debates on national issues
  • 3. Political apathy often leads to ______
A) Political stability
B) Low literacy level
C) Good governance
D) Low level of participation
  • 4. Which of the following may prevent a citizen from voting in a general election?
A) High cost of living
B) Non registration
C) Political neutrality
D) Lack of stable income
  • 5. Civic Education is also called ______
A) Civic Socialization
B) Cultural Education
C) Citizenship Education
D) Citizenship Socialism
  • 6. The constitution is important because it ________
A) Enables a particular ethnic group to control government
B) Regulates all citizens
C) Allows government institutions to act anyhow
D) It is applicable to the President only
  • 7. Popular participation can be achieved through the following means except _____
A) Debate
B) Media
C) Consultation
D) Election
  • 8. The right to life of a citizen becomes null when found guilty of ______
A) Corruption
B) Vandalism
C) Murder
D) Piracy
  • 9. The law enacted by the military are called _____
A) Constitution
B) Bill
C) Bye-law
D) Decree
  • 10. The idea of democracy as a system of government originated from _________
A) Athens
B) America
C) Greece
D) India
  • 11. The major pillars of democracy include all except one of the following
A) The Constitution
B) The Civil Society
C) Lawless society
D) The three arms of government
  • 12. The principles of rule of law are _____, ______ and_______
A) Principle of equality, impartiality, Fundamental Human Right
B) The principle of equality, promotion, patriotism
C) The principles of love, sharing
D) Principle of patriotism, fairness, justice
  • 13. In a democracy, the political power resides in ______ and it is exercised by them.
A) Teenagers
B) Men
C) People
D) Women
  • 14. _____ define democracy as the government of the people, by the people and for the people.
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) A. V. Dicey
C) Nnamdi Azikiwe
D) Abraham Lincoln
  • 15. A constitution whose mode of amendment is difficult is known as _______
A) Written constitution
B) Flexible constitution
C) Rigid constitution
D) Federal constitution
  • 16. The two types of the constitution according to the methods of the amendment are ______ and ______
A) Rigid and Unwritten Constitution
B) Rigid and Flexible Constitution
C) Written and Unwritten Constitution
D) Flexible and Written Constitution
  • 17. The following are three arms of government except _______
A) Judiciary
B) Local government
C) Executive
D) Legislature
  • 18. In Federalism, the powers of each of the tiers of government are properly defined in _______
A) The People
B) The State Government
C) The Constitution
D) The President
  • 19. Nigeria has _______ state and ______ local government areas.
A) 36 and 778
B) 36 and 774
C) 774 and 38
D) 24 and 720
  • 20. Citizenship can be attained through the following ways except ______
A) By registration
B) By birth
C) Naturalization
D) By conversion
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