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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) On behalf of others who have assigned him
C) Based on the power he has in his office
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) Societal values
B) Age
C) Beliefs
D) Emotions
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Maintenance of relations with other states
B) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
C) Defence of territory from external attacks
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) Military power
D) Executive power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Disobey the government of the day
B) Express anything they like about government
C) Participate in government
D) Express opinions within the limits of the law
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
B) Has a government
C) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
D) Can punish law breakers
  • 7. 7. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ______
A) Singing the national anthem when required
B) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
C) Participating in sport
D) Supporting political parties
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) Pressure groups
B) Political party
C) National assembly
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) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
B) Implementation and adjudication of law
C) The role of pressure groups within the state
D) Disagreement between state and local governments
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) Electorate
B) Military
C) President
D) Legislature
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Rational authority
B) Legal authority
C) Charismatic authority
D) Traditional 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 culture
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) A.V. Dicey
C) Jean Bodin
D) Baron Montesquieu
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Duties
B) Privileges
C) Requirements
D) Rights
  • 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) Influence and political authority
C) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
D) Political power 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 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) 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) Basis of career opportunities
B) Training on good Citizenship
C) Knowledge on the process of government
D) Training to become a judge
  • 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) A state of political Independence
D) The supremacy of the political parties
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Opinion leaders
B) Police
C) Military
D) Electorate
  • 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) Nationalization
B) Neutralization
C) Decolonization
D) Naturalization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) Membership for f international organizations
B) Study of political institutions and processes
C) Working of the organs of government
D) President and his ministers
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Encouraging the struggle for power
B) Providing social services
C) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
D) Encouraging trade with other states
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Club
B) Community
C) Society
D) State
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Legitimacy
B) Coercion
C) Power
D) Authority
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Separation of power
B) Rule of law
C) Parliamentary supremacy
D) Sovereignty
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Feudalism
B) Parliamentary government
C) Oligarchy
D) Authoritarianism
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Act of vetoing bill
B) Orders of judiciary and legislature
C) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
D) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Interprets the law
B) Implement laws and policies
C) Punishes the law breakers
D) Makes the law
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
B) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
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) Inheritance
B) Force
C) Legitimacy
D) Influence
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Check the activities of the government
B) Defend the country from attacks
C) Register for election
D) Report any criminal acts
  • 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 monarch
B) In a Unitary state
C) All of the above
D) In a federal state
  • 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) Theocracy
C) Autocracy
D) Plutocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Maintain law and order
B) Imprison criminals
C) Provide transport services
D) Build schools and hospitals
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