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