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Government Assignment for SS 1
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  • 1. 1. Government as the act of governing means the _______
A) Orders of judiciary and legislature
B) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
C) Act of vetoing a bill
D) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Provision of Education
B) Provision of all the material needs of all citizen
C) Maintenance of relations with other states
D) Defence of territory from external attack
  • 3. 3. The two components of Sovereignty are ________
A) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within it's territory
B) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
C) Political power and political authority
D) Influence and political authority
  • 4. 4. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over it's Citizens
B) Can punish law breakers
C) Has a government
D) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
  • 5. 5. The judicial organ of government is the body which _____
A) Makes the law
B) Interprets the law
C) Punishes law makers
D) Implements the law
  • 6. 6. The study of government offers an individual all the following, except a ______
A) Knowledge on the process of government
B) Training to become a judge
C) Basis of career opportunities
D) Training on good Citizenship
  • 7. 7. A sovereign state is one
A) In which Sovereignty is invested in the military
B) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
C) Whose citizens are free to evade responsibility
D) Where it's citizens can speak without fear or favour
  • 8. 8. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through
A) Naturalization
B) Decolonization
C) Neutralization
D) Nationalization
  • 9. 9. Power can be defined as the _____
A) Capacity to compel or influence others to do what they would otherwise not do
B) Ability of the parliament to delegate to another body or person, the right to make laws on its behalf
C) Right to rule irrespective of oppositions to the ruler
D) Capacity to encourage others to do what they had originally intended doing
  • 10. 10. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Propaganda
B) Force
C) Legitimacy
D) Influence
  • 11. 11. The Executive is a body that _____
A) Is the most important arm of government
B) Interprets the laws
C) Execute armed robbers
D) Formulates and implements the policies of government
  • 12. 12. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _______
A) Arrest and prosecute offenders
B) Defend his country in times of war
C) Vote at elections
D) Stand up then National Anthem is being sung
  • 13. 13. The arms of government include all the following except _____
A) Legislative government
B) Local government
C) State government
D) Central government
  • 14. 14. The primary function of government in a state is to ______
A) Imprison criminals
B) Provide transport service
C) Maintain law and order
D) Build schools and hospitals
  • 15. 15. A machinery established by the state to organise the state, manage its affairs and administer its functioin and duties is _______
A) Executive
B) Constituted authority
C) Government
D) Political party
  • 16. 16. The need for government came up as a result of _____
A) The state settling disputes all time
B) People forming political party to gain power
C) People living together, interacting and working together
D) People coming together to cause conflicts and disagreement amongst themselves
  • 17. 17. Features of State include all but one
A) Sovereignty
B) Permanence
C) Administration
D) Government
  • 18. 18. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ____
A) Political power
B) Executive power
C) Physical power
D) Military power
  • 19. 19. A person acts with _______ if he acts on behalf of others who have commissioned him to do so
A) De-facto authority
B) De-jure authority
C) Institutional authority
D) Positional authority
  • 20. 20. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Legal Sovereignty
B) Internal Sovereignty
C) Delegated Sovereignty
D) De-facto Sovereignty
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