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