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SS 1 Government 1st Term Exam
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  • 1. 1. A person who act with de-jure authority acts on ______
A) Based on the power he has in his office
B) On behalf of others who have assigned him
C) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
D) Act on behalf of the followers because he want to lead them right
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Beliefs
B) Societal values
C) Age
D) Emotions
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Defence of territory from external attacks
B) Maintenance of relations with other states
C) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
D) Provision of free Education
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Political power
B) Physical power
C) Executive power
D) Military power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Express anything they like about government
B) Participate in government
C) Express opinions within the limits of the law
D) Disobey the government of the day
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Can punish law breakers
B) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
C) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
D) Has a government
  • 7. 7. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ______
A) Supporting political parties
B) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
C) Singing the national anthem when required
D) Participating in sport
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) Political party
B) Organs of government
C) Pressure groups
D) National assembly
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Internal Sovereignty
B) Delegated Sovereignty
C) Legal Sovereignty
D) De-facto Sovereignty
  • 10. 10. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
A) Disagreement between state and local governments
B) The role of pressure groups within the state
C) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
D) Implementation and adjudication of law
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) Military
B) President
C) Electorate
D) Legislature
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Legal authority
B) Charismatic authority
C) Traditional authority
D) Rational authority
  • 13. 13. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called _____
A) Political socialization
B) Political authority
C) Political party
D) Political culture
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) John Austin
B) Baron Montesquieu
C) Jean Bodin
D) A.V. Dicey
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Privileges
B) Duties
C) Requirements
D) Rights
  • 16. 16. Power can be described as the _____
A) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
B) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
C) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
D) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) Political power and political authority
B) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
C) Influence and political authority
D) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
B) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
C) A machinery established to punish offenders
D) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
B) Provides social services for the people
C) Has the mandate of the people to rule
D) Is not oppressive
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Knowledge on the process of government
B) Training to become a judge
C) Training on good Citizenship
D) Basis of career opportunities
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) The highest authority in a state
B) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
C) A state of political Independence
D) The supremacy of the political parties
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Police
B) Electorate
C) Opinion leaders
D) Military
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cultural display
B) Cultural development
C) Cognitive orientation
D) Cultural design
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Nationalization
B) Decolonization
C) Naturalization
D) Neutralization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) Working of the organs of government
B) Membership for f international organizations
C) President and his ministers
D) Study of political institutions and processes
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Encouraging the struggle for power
B) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
C) Providing social services
D) Encouraging trade with other states
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Society
B) Community
C) Club
D) State
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Coercion
B) Authority
C) Power
D) Legitimacy
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Parliamentary supremacy
B) Sovereignty
C) Rule of law
D) Separation of power
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Feudalism
B) Oligarchy
C) Authoritarianism
D) Parliamentary government
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Act of vetoing bill
B) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
C) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
D) Orders of judiciary and legislature
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Implement laws and policies
B) Makes the law
C) Interprets the law
D) Punishes the law breakers
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
B) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
C) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
D) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Force
B) Legitimacy
C) Inheritance
D) Influence
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Report any criminal acts
B) Defend the country from attacks
C) Register for election
D) Check the activities of the government
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Military Sovereignty
B) Legal Sovereignty
C) Political Sovereignty
D) Government sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) In a federal state
B) In a Unitary state
C) In a monarch
D) All of the above
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Plutocracy
B) Aristocracy
C) Unitary
D) Oligarchy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Aristocracy
B) Autocracy
C) Plutocracy
D) Theocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Provide transport services
B) Imprison criminals
C) Build schools and hospitals
D) Maintain law and order
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