SS 1 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. A person who act with de-jure authority acts on ______
A) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
B) On behalf of others who have assigned him
C) Act on behalf of the followers because he want to lead them right
D) Based on the power he has in his office
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Beliefs
B) Age
C) Emotions
D) Societal values
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Defence of territory from external attacks
B) Maintenance of relations with other states
C) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
D) Provision of free Education
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Political power
B) Physical power
C) Military power
D) Executive power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Express opinions within the limits of the law
B) Express anything they like about government
C) Participate in government
D) Disobey the government of the day
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
B) Has a government
C) Can punish law breakers
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) Supporting political parties
D) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) Organs of government
B) Pressure groups
C) Political party
D) National assembly
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Internal Sovereignty
B) De-facto Sovereignty
C) Delegated Sovereignty
D) Legal Sovereignty
  • 10. 10. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
A) Implementation and adjudication of law
B) Disagreement between state and local governments
C) The role of pressure groups within the state
D) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) Military
B) Legislature
C) Electorate
D) President
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Legal authority
B) Rational authority
C) Traditional authority
D) Charismatic authority
  • 13. 13. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called _____
A) Political culture
B) Political authority
C) Political socialization
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) A.V. Dicey
B) John Austin
C) Jean Bodin
D) Baron Montesquieu
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Duties
B) Privileges
C) Requirements
D) Rights
  • 16. 16. Power can be described as the _____
A) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
B) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
C) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
D) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
B) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
C) Political power and political authority
D) Influence and political authority
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
B) A machinery established to punish offenders
C) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
D) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Is not oppressive
B) Has the mandate of the people to rule
C) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
D) Provides social services for the people
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Training to become a judge
B) Knowledge on the process of government
C) Training on good Citizenship
D) Basis of career opportunities
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
B) A state of political Independence
C) The supremacy of the political parties
D) The highest authority in a state
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Military
B) Opinion leaders
C) Police
D) Electorate
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cognitive orientation
B) Cultural design
C) Cultural display
D) Cultural development
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Nationalization
B) Naturalization
C) Neutralization
D) Decolonization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) President and his ministers
B) Membership for f international organizations
C) Study of political institutions and processes
D) Working of the organs of government
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Providing social services
B) Encouraging the struggle for power
C) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
D) Encouraging trade with other states
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Club
B) Society
C) Community
D) State
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Authority
B) Legitimacy
C) Coercion
D) Power
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Sovereignty
B) Separation of power
C) Rule of law
D) Parliamentary supremacy
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Feudalism
B) Authoritarianism
C) Oligarchy
D) Parliamentary government
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
B) Orders of judiciary and legislature
C) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
D) Act of vetoing bill
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Interprets the law
B) Implement laws and policies
C) Punishes the law breakers
D) Makes the law
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
B) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
C) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
D) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Legitimacy
B) Force
C) Influence
D) Inheritance
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Register for election
B) Defend the country from attacks
C) Report any criminal acts
D) Check the activities of the government
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Legal Sovereignty
B) Government sovereignty
C) Military Sovereignty
D) Political Sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) All of the above
B) In a federal state
C) In a monarch
D) In a Unitary state
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Unitary
B) Oligarchy
C) Plutocracy
D) Aristocracy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Theocracy
B) Plutocracy
C) Aristocracy
D) Autocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Provide transport services
B) Maintain law and order
C) Build schools and hospitals
D) Imprison criminals
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