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FIRST TERM SS3 CIVIC EDUCATION EXAMINATION
Contributed by: Charles
  • 1. Political participation involves the following activities excepts ______
A) Voting during election
B) Regular payment of tax
C) Resisting electoral fraud
D) Joining political parties
  • 2. All these are modern mode of popular participation except ______
A) Protests leading to destruction of life and property
B) Public debates on national issues
C) Joining political parties
D) Contesting an election
  • 3. Political apathy often leads to ______
A) Political stability
B) Low level of participation
C) Low literacy level
D) Good governance
  • 4. Which of the following may prevent a citizen from voting in a general election?
A) Lack of stable income
B) Non registration
C) Political neutrality
D) High cost of living
  • 5. Civic Education is also called ______
A) Cultural Education
B) Citizenship Education
C) Civic Socialization
D) Citizenship Socialism
  • 6. The constitution is important because it ________
A) Enables a particular ethnic group to control government
B) It is applicable to the President only
C) Regulates all citizens
D) Allows government institutions to act anyhow
  • 7. Popular participation can be achieved through the following means except _____
A) Debate
B) Consultation
C) Media
D) Election
  • 8. The right to life of a citizen becomes null when found guilty of ______
A) Murder
B) Piracy
C) Vandalism
D) Corruption
  • 9. The law enacted by the military are called _____
A) Bye-law
B) Constitution
C) Decree
D) Bill
  • 10. The idea of democracy as a system of government originated from _________
A) India
B) Athens
C) Greece
D) America
  • 11. The major pillars of democracy include all except one of the following
A) The Civil Society
B) The Constitution
C) The three arms of government
D) Lawless society
  • 12. The principles of rule of law are _____, ______ and_______
A) Principle of patriotism, fairness, justice
B) The principles of love, sharing
C) Principle of equality, impartiality, Fundamental Human Right
D) The principle of equality, promotion, patriotism
  • 13. In a democracy, the political power resides in ______ and it is exercised by them.
A) Women
B) Teenagers
C) People
D) Men
  • 14. _____ define democracy as the government of the people, by the people and for the people.
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Nnamdi Azikiwe
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) A. V. Dicey
  • 15. A constitution whose mode of amendment is difficult is known as _______
A) Federal constitution
B) Flexible constitution
C) Rigid constitution
D) Written constitution
  • 16. The two types of the constitution according to the methods of the amendment are ______ and ______
A) Rigid and Flexible Constitution
B) Rigid and Unwritten Constitution
C) Written and Unwritten Constitution
D) Flexible and Written Constitution
  • 17. The following are three arms of government except _______
A) Executive
B) Local government
C) Legislature
D) Judiciary
  • 18. In Federalism, the powers of each of the tiers of government are properly defined in _______
A) The President
B) The Constitution
C) The State Government
D) The People
  • 19. Nigeria has _______ state and ______ local government areas.
A) 24 and 720
B) 36 and 778
C) 774 and 38
D) 36 and 774
  • 20. Citizenship can be attained through the following ways except ______
A) By conversion
B) Naturalization
C) By registration
D) By birth
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