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AIC SS 1 Government 3rd CA for 2nd Term
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  • 1. Baron Montesquieu was noted for the theory of ______
A) Delegated legislation
B) The rule of law
C) Equality before the law
D) Separation of powers
  • 2. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ____
A) Supporting political parties
B) Participating in sport
C) Singing the national anthem when required
D) Listening to the news update
  • 3. A constitution that has special rules for its amendment is said to be ______
A) Flexible
B) Federal
C) Rigid
D) Written
  • 4. Which of the following statements best describes an unwritten Constitution
A) The body of rules and laws cannot all be found in a single documents
B) There are no limitations on the power of government
C) The source of the Constitution is supreme court verdicts
D) The legislature is always unicameral
  • 5. A citizen can participate in the politics of his country by
A) Acquiring University education
B) Attending international meeting
C) By involving in political protest
D) Contesting for an elective post
  • 6. Apart from making laws, the legislature has the important function of _______
A) Implementing executive decisions
B) Advising the judiciary
C) Checking the executive powers
D) Appointing the civil servants
  • 7. The Chief Executive in a parliamentary system of government is known as the ______
A) Prime minister
B) Speaker
C) Governor General
D) President
  • 8. Which of the following is a basic features of the rule of law?
A) Unlimited powers for the police
B) Executive control of the Judiciary
C) Equality before the law
D) Secret trial of offenders
  • 9. Which of the following is usually expected to be entrenched in a constitution?
A) Fundamental Human Rights
B) Electoral rules and regulations
C) Registration of political party
D) Ownership of landed property
  • 10. The principle of checks and balances is aimed at ______
A) Preventing any organ of government from performing it's duties
B) Allowing for a fusion of powers among the organs of government
C) Preventing any organ of government from becoming too powerful
D) Allowing for total Independence of the three organs of government
  • 11. Citizenship can be acquired through _______
A) Renouncement
B) Payment of tax
C) Reputation
D) Birth
  • 12. A parliamentary system of government has the following characteristics
A) The President can dismiss any minister without much hinderance
B) The Prime minister combines the executive and ceremonial functions
C) Separation of powers is not strictly observed
D) The minister are responsible individually to the president
  • 13. A governmental system where the head of state is distinct from the head of government
A) Unitary
B) Republican
C) Parliamentary
D) Presidential
  • 14. The type of government that is headed by a king or queen is called?
A) Republican
B) Federal
C) Monarchial
D) Presidential
  • 15. The head of the judicial arm of government is known as _______
A) Attorney-General
B) A judge
C) Chief justice
D) An advocate
  • 16. A system where there is only one legislative chamber parliament is referred to as ______
A) Confederal legislature
B) Bicameral legislature
C) Singular legislature
D) Unicameral legislature
  • 17. The principle of rule of law can be defined as ______
A) Supremacy of the law over all the people
B) Supremacy authority of traditional rulers
C) Supremacy of the national assembly
D) Subordination of the legislature to the judiciary
  • 18. Veto power in a presidential system lies with the ______
A) Executive President
B) Prime minister
C) Attorney General
D) Chief of army staff
  • 19. Presidential system of government allows the _____
A) President to select ministers from outside the legislature
B) Judiciary to be a part of the executive
C) President to be a member of the legislature
D) Executive to be a member of the legislature
  • 20. Collective responsibility implies that every member of cabinet ______
A) May support or oppose the decision made by the cabinet
B) Obeys the Prime minister without questions
C) Is responsible to the head of state
D) Takes the credit/blame for the decisions made by the cabinet
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