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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) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
C) Based on the power he has in his office
D) On behalf of others who have assigned him
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Emotions
B) Beliefs
C) Societal values
D) Age
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Provision of free Education
B) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
C) Maintenance of relations with other states
D) Defence of territory from external attacks
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Physical power
B) Military power
C) Political 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) Disobey the government of the day
D) Participate in government
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Can punish law breakers
B) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
C) Has a government
D) Has a constitution approved by the 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) Organs of government
B) Political party
C) National assembly
D) Pressure groups
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Legal Sovereignty
B) Internal Sovereignty
C) De-facto Sovereignty
D) Delegated 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) 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) Traditional authority
B) Charismatic 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 party
D) Political culture
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) John Austin
B) Jean Bodin
C) Baron Montesquieu
D) A.V. Dicey
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Requirements
B) Duties
C) Privileges
D) Rights
  • 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) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
B) Influence and political authority
C) Political power and political authority
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 group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
C) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
D) A machinery established to punish offenders
  • 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) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
D) Is not oppressive
  • 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) Knowledge on the process of government
D) Training on good Citizenship
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) The highest authority in a state
B) The supremacy of the political parties
C) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
D) A state of political Independence
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Electorate
B) Police
C) Opinion leaders
D) Military
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cultural development
B) Cultural display
C) Cultural design
D) Cognitive orientation
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Neutralization
B) Naturalization
C) Nationalization
D) Decolonization
  • 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) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
B) Providing social services
C) Encouraging the struggle for power
D) Encouraging trade with other states
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Community
B) Society
C) Club
D) State
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Legitimacy
B) Authority
C) Power
D) Coercion
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Rule of law
B) Sovereignty
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) Authoritarianism
B) Parliamentary government
C) Feudalism
D) Oligarchy
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Orders of judiciary and legislature
B) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
C) Act of vetoing bill
D) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Punishes the law breakers
B) Implement laws and policies
C) Interprets the law
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) Legitimacy
B) Influence
C) Force
D) Inheritance
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Defend the country from attacks
B) Check the activities of the government
C) Report any criminal acts
D) Register for election
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Government sovereignty
B) Military Sovereignty
C) Legal Sovereignty
D) Political Sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) In a monarch
B) In a Unitary state
C) In a federal state
D) All of the above
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Oligarchy
B) Aristocracy
C) Unitary
D) Plutocracy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Autocracy
B) Aristocracy
C) Plutocracy
D) Theocracy
  • 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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