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