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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) On behalf of others who have assigned him
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) Age
B) Societal values
C) Beliefs
D) Emotions
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Defence of territory from external attacks
B) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
C) Maintenance of relations with other states
D) Provision of free Education
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Political power
B) Military power
C) Physical power
D) Executive power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Express anything they like about government
B) Express opinions within the limits of the law
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 constitution approved by the citizens
B) Has a government
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) 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) 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) De-facto Sovereignty
C) Legal Sovereignty
D) Internal 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) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
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) Legislature
C) Electorate
D) Military
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Legal authority
B) Traditional authority
C) Rational 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 party
B) Political authority
C) Political socialization
D) Political culture
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) Baron Montesquieu
B) A.V. Dicey
C) John Austin
D) Jean Bodin
  • 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) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
B) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
C) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
D) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) Political power and political authority
B) Influence and political authority
C) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
D) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
B) A machinery established to punish offenders
C) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
D) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Is not oppressive
B) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
C) Provides social services for the people
D) Has the mandate of the people to rule
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Basis of career opportunities
B) Knowledge on the process of government
C) Training on good Citizenship
D) Training to become a judge
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) The supremacy of the political parties
B) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
C) The highest authority in a state
D) A state of political Independence
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Opinion leaders
B) Military
C) Police
D) Electorate
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cognitive orientation
B) Cultural display
C) Cultural development
D) Cultural design
  • 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) Membership for f international organizations
C) President and his ministers
D) Working of the organs of government
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Providing social services
B) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
C) Encouraging trade with other states
D) Encouraging the struggle for power
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Community
B) State
C) Society
D) Club
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Authority
B) Power
C) Legitimacy
D) Coercion
  • 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) Parliamentary government
B) Feudalism
C) Oligarchy
D) Authoritarianism
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
B) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
C) Orders of judiciary and legislature
D) Act of vetoing bill
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Punishes the law breakers
B) Makes the law
C) Interprets the law
D) Implement laws and policies
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
B) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
C) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
D) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Influence
B) Force
C) Inheritance
D) Legitimacy
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Check the activities of the government
B) Report any criminal acts
C) Register for election
D) Defend the country from attacks
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Government sovereignty
B) Legal Sovereignty
C) Military Sovereignty
D) Political 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) Plutocracy
B) Oligarchy
C) Unitary
D) Aristocracy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Plutocracy
B) Autocracy
C) Theocracy
D) Aristocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Imprison criminals
B) Provide transport services
C) Build schools and hospitals
D) Maintain law and order
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