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