AIC SS 1 Government Revision Test for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. The need for government came up as a result of people _____
A) Following people to religious organizations
B) Forcing people to religious organizations
C) Fighting, killing, kidnapping and arresting one another's
D) Living together, interacting and working together
  • 2. 2. One of these is not a feature of a state
A) Defined territory
B) Schools captured
C) Population
D) Performance
  • 3. 3. The following are forms of power except ____
A) Economic power
B) Political power
C) Military power
D) Super power
  • 4. 4. The following are attributes of government except ____
A) Rigging
B) Revenue
C) Law
D) Political power
  • 5. 5. Power is the capacity to affect ____
A) Negative behavior
B) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
C) Win further hero
D) Good attitude
  • 6. 6. One of these is a source of power
A) Constitution
B) Rule of law
C) Gerrymandering
D) Salus
  • 7. 7. Sovereign State is referred to as ____
A) Independence
B) Equality
C) Government
D) Permanence
  • 8. 8. Authority is the formal and legal rights to make and _____
A) Enforce laws
B) Blackmail people
C) Punish people
D) Command people
  • 9. 9. Legitimacy means _____
A) Freedom
B) Acceptance and recognition
C) Independence
D) Above the law
  • 10. 10. Direct democracy is the one which allows citizens to _____
A) Meet periodically to discuss issues
B) Misuse opportunities
C) Vote directly
D) Represent periodically
  • 11. 11. Which one of the following countries has an unwritten Constitution?
A) United States of America
B) France
C) Federal Republic of Germany
D) Great Britain
  • 12. 12. In the parliamentary system of government, ministers are ____
A) Collectively responsible to parliament
B) Appointed by two-thirds majority of the legislature
C) Representatives of various interests in the country.
D) Chosen from House as well as outside
  • 13. 13. Bicameralism refers to _____
A) A one chamber legislature
B) A two-chamber Legislature
C) Legislature in all sovereign States
D) The upper chamber in legislature
  • 14. 14. The principle of separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work
A) Separately
B) Against one another
C) Reluctantly and gradually for the executive
D) Independently but cooperatively
  • 15. 15. A sovereign State is one
A) Whose citizens are free to evade responsibility
B) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
C) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
D) Whose Constitution can only be changed by a military government
  • 16. 16. Parliamentary government is different from presidential government because
A) Of the existence of a ceremonial Head of State
B) It has a flexible constitution
C) It is based on unitary constitution
D) Of the existence of Head of Government
  • 17. 17. One can identify a rigid constitution by its _____
A) Amendment procedure
B) Nature and scope
C) Lenght
D) Sources
  • 18. 18. The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with ____
A) Webber
B) Hobbes
C) Locke
D) Montesquie
  • 19. 19. One of the demerits of unwritten Constitution is ____
A) Usually hidden and not common
B) Political stability
C) Can be changed quickly
D) No checks and balances
  • 20. 20. ____ is based on the belief that the powers of the various organs of government should be defined and regulated by the Constitution
A) Democracy
B) Constitution
C) Constitutionalism
D) Separation of powers
  • 21. 21. Public opinion is very important because it ____
A) Tells the government what action to take
B) Allows the police to identify trouble maker
C) Guarantees a free press
D) Lets the government know what the people wants
  • 22. 22. In a unitary system of government
A) Political power is diffused
B) There is high degree of centralization
C) Parliament is very weak
D) There is high degree of decentralization
  • 23. 23. In a democracy, franchise is given to ____
A) Qualified adult citizens
B) Loyal party members
C) Residents adult
D) Citizens
  • 24. 24. The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through ____
A) Decolonization
B) Neutralization
C) Nationalization
D) Naturalization
  • 25. 25. The lack of interest in politics by many citizens in the country is referred to as ______
A) Mass apathy
B) Disenfranchisement
C) Civil disobedience
D) Political unrest
  • 26. 26. Political participation in Nigeria is limited by all the following except ______
A) Age
B) Residence
C) Voter's registration
D) Religion
  • 27. 27. An elected politician represents all the following except _______
A) His political party
B) The Government
C) His constituency
D) The electorate
  • 28. 28. Citizenship may be changed by ____
A) Conviction
B) Birth
C) Renunciation
D) Divorce
  • 29. 29. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Absence of Universities
B) Labour unions
C) Uniformed citizenry
D) Presence of pressure groups
  • 30. 30. Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility?
A) Cabinet ministers jointly share praises and blames
B) The Prime Minister is responsible to parliament
C) The Prime Minister is accountable to the cabinet
D) Ministers are responsible to parliament
  • 31. 31. One of the importance of federalism is that
A) Citizens can only be loyal to the state government
B) Any components can secede at any time
C) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government
D) Each state can develop at its own space
  • 32. 32. Political parties are formed for all the following reasons except to _____
A) Canvass for votes
B) Organize elections
C) Form a government
D) Contest elections
  • 33. 33. Who among the following is not eligible to vote?
A) Retired soldier
B) Reverend father
C) Civil servant
D) Certified bankruptcy
  • 34. 34. In a multi party state, various interests and shades of opinion
A) Are strongly represented
B) Have the opportunity to be represented
C) Should not be represented
D) Are not represented
  • 35. 35. Equality before the law implies that
A) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens
B) Everybody can do what likes
C) No one citizens can sue the other
D) Law does not respect the people
  • 36. 36. Which of the following is not the functions of political party?
A) Drafting country's Constitution
B) Interest aggregations
C) Mobilizing people for development
D) Interest articulation
  • 37. 37. The electoral success of political party depends on its ability to _____
A) Rig election successfully
B) Present a good and acceptable manifesto
C) Campaigns till election day
D) Distribute sufficient funds to voters
  • 38. 38. A manifesto refers to the _____
A) Programme of a political party
B) Fundamental human rights provisions in a constitution
C) National development plan if a country
D) National objective of a state
  • 39. 39. The party system operated by a country is determined by the _____
A) Head of government in power
B) Nature of competition and interaction within between the political parties
C) Leaders of political parties
D) Elite of the country
  • 40. 40. The principle aim of pressure groups is to ______
A) Influence the government
B) Influence the citizens
C) Subvert the government
D) Support the government
  • 41. 41. Public opinion is crystalized through all the following except _____
A) Plebiscites
B) Opinion polls
C) Strikes
D) Military coups
  • 42. 42. A country in which all qualified citizens vote is Said to operate_____
A) An unlimited suffrage
B) A universal adult suffrage
C) A universal male suffrage
D) Universal suffrage
  • 43. 43. Delegated legislation refers to the _____
A) Law making power granted by the legislature
B) Power of government agencies to make laws
C) Laws made by government agencies as authorized by the legislature
D) Laws made by the legislature
  • 44. 44. Which of the following is a disadvantage of confederation?
A) It encourages secession
B) The central authority is vested with too much power
C) It makes a nonsense of party system
D) The central government is too far from the people
  • 45. 45. Franchise means the _____
A) Body of principles governing
B) Right to participate in an election
C) Administrative procedure for free and fair elections
D) Right granted to French citizens to vote
  • 46. 46. Public opinion can best be defined as ___
A) A body of convictions of the electorate only
B) The sum total of popular views on public policies
C) One man's view on public issues
D) Sentiments expressed on public policies
  • 47. 47. The purpose of an election is to ____
A) Provide social amenities for the electorate
B) Give people political education
C) Declare election results
D) Allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
  • 48. 48. Two-party system implies that only two parties
A) Are capable of capturing power
B) Exist in the country
C) Can contest elections
D) Can register members
  • 49. 49. The ultimate aim of a political party is to ____
A) Make government more effective
B) Seek to discredit the government
C) Influence government policies
D) Gain control of government
  • 50. 50. Political parties mobilize the support of the electorate by ____
A) Rigging elections
B) Making laws
C) Promoting violence
D) Campaigning
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