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AIC Government (SS1) 1st Term Exam.
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  • 1. Government as an institution of the state is a______
A) An organization to build up the people.
B) Machinery to build capacity.
C) Motor of influence machinery.
D) Machinery established by the state to organize the state and manage it's affairs.
  • 2. The need for government came up as a result of people_____
A) Forcing the people to respect each other.
B) Living together, interacting,and working together as well as forming different associations.
C) Following people to religious organizations.
D) Fighting and killing one another.
  • 3. The basic function of the judiciary is to______
A) Interprete the law.
B) Make law.
C) Implement law.
D) Service law
  • 4. The basic function of the executive is to____
A) Interprete law.
B) Implement law.
C) make law
D) Influence machinery.
  • 5. One of these is not a feature of a state.
A) Schools captured.
B) Defined territory
C) Population
D) Permanence.
  • 6. The following are forms of power except____
A) Upper power.
B) Military power
C) Political power.
D) Economic power.
  • 7. The following are attributes of government except ____
A) Rigging
B) Political power
C) Revenue
D) Law
  • 8. Power is the capacity to affect_____
A) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
B) Negative behavior
C) Win further hero
D) Good attitude
  • 9. One of these is a source of power.
A) Greengage
B) Gerrymandering
C) Salus
D) Constitution
  • 10. Sovereign state is referred to as____
A) government
B) Permanence
C) population
D) independence
  • 11. A nation is a group of people who share common____
A) historical background
B) form
C) household
D) country
  • 12. Authority is the formal or legal right to make and ______
A) punish people
B) enforce laws
C) blackmail people
D) common people
  • 13. Legal authority is mostly sourced from the____
A) independence
B) constituency
C) charitable
D) constitution
  • 14. Legitimacy means_____
A) forbidden
B) independence
C) Thomas Hobbes
D) acceptance and recognition
  • 15. Political culture is the way people behave in their political_____
A) authority
B) judiciary
C) gerrymandering
D) activities
  • 16. Direct democracy is the one which allows citizens to____
A) fight periodically
B) meet periodically to discuss issues.
C) rep periodically
D) misuse opportunities
  • 17. One of the foremost agents of socialization is____
A) church
B) mosque
C) family
D) club
  • 18. _____is an agent of political socialization.
A) mass media
B) gasoline
C) power
D) computer
  • 19. The form of government that places power in the hands of the few is______
A) totalitarian
B) capillary
C) feudal
D) Oligarchy
  • 20. Which of these is a type of democracy?
A) Promotional
B) Directorate
C) Indirect
D) Interdependence
  • 21. These except___are agents of political socialisation.
A) Mass media
B) Political parties
C) Markets
D) Peer group
  • 22. These are forms of power except____
A) Political power
B) Economic power
C) Cultural power
D) Military power
  • 23. One of the merits of democracy is___
A) Rule of ignorance
B) Misuse of power
C) Slow decision making
D) Free choice of leaders
  • 24. The____organ implements policies.
A) Judiciary
B) Legislative
C) Executive
D) Representative
  • 25. ____is a body vested with the supreme power of the affairs of a state.
A) Pressure groups
B) State
C) Government
D) Political parties
  • 26. The following are functions of government except___
A) provision of employment
B) protection of lives and properties
C) law making
D) stealing of public funds
  • 27. In order for a state to exist,it must have the following features except___
A) government
B) interest
C) population
D) territory
  • 28. One of the sources of political power is____
A) The constitution
B) Action
C) Institution
D) Socialisation
  • 29. Government by the people refers to____government.
A) natural
B) representative
C) cultural
D) people
  • 30. _____is the arm of government that implements law.
A) The Executive
B) The legislature
C) The central government
D) The judiciary
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