AIC SS 1 Government Exam for 3rd Term 2022/23
  • 1. 1. The need for government came up as a result of people _____
A) Forcing people to religious organizations
B) Fighting, killing, kidnapping and arresting one another's
C) Following people to religious organizations
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) Performance
D) Population
  • 3. 3. The following are forms of power except ____
A) Military power
B) Economic power
C) Political power
D) Super power
  • 4. 4. Power is the capacity to affect ____
A) Negative behavior
B) Good attitude
C) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
D) Win further hero
  • 5. 5. Authority is the formal and legal rights to make and _____
A) Enforce laws
B) Punish people
C) Command people
D) Blackmail people
  • 6. 6. In the parliamentary system of government, ministers are ____
A) Representatives of various interests in the country.
B) Chosen from House as well as outside
C) Appointed by two-thirds majority of the legislature
D) Collectively responsible to parliament
  • 7. 7. The principle of separation of powers implies that the three main organs of government work
A) Separately
B) Independently but cooperatively
C) Against one another
D) Reluctantly and gradually for the executive
  • 8. 8. The doctrine of separation of powers is associated with ____
A) Locke
B) Webber
C) Montesquie
D) Hobbes
  • 9. 9. 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
  • 10. 10. ____ is based on the belief that the powers of the various organs of government should be defined and regulated by the Constitution
A) Constitutionalism
B) Separation of powers
C) Democracy
D) Constitution
  • 11. 11. Public opinion is very important because it ____
A) Guarantees a free press
B) Allows the police to identify trouble maker
C) Tells the government what action to take
D) Lets the government know what the people wants
  • 12. 12. In a unitary system of government
A) Parliament is very weak
B) There is high degree of centralization
C) Political power is diffused
D) There is high degree of decentralization
  • 13. 13. In a democracy, franchise is given to ____
A) Residents adult
B) Loyal party members
C) Qualified adult citizens
D) Citizens
  • 14. 14. The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through ____
A) Decolonization
B) Neutralization
C) Naturalization
D) Nationalization
  • 15. 15. An elected politician represents all the following except _______
A) His constituency
B) His political party
C) The Government
D) The electorate
  • 16. 16. Which of the following hinders the expression of public opinion?
A) Absence of Universities
B) Uniformed citizenry
C) Presence of pressure groups
D) Labour unions
  • 17. 17. Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility?
A) Cabinet ministers jointly share praises and blames
B) The Prime Minister is accountable to the cabinet
C) The Prime Minister is responsible to parliament
D) Ministers are responsible to parliament
  • 18. 18. One of the importance of federalism is that
A) Each state can develop at its own space
B) Citizens can only be loyal to the state government
C) Citizens cannot be taxed by both State and federal government
D) Any components can secede at any time
  • 19. 19. Political parties are formed for all the following reasons except to _____
A) Canvass for votes
B) Organize elections
C) Contest elections
D) Form a government
  • 20. 20. Who among the following is not eligible to vote?
A) Civil servant
B) Reverend father
C) Retired soldier
D) Certified bankruptcy
  • 21. 21. Equality before the law implies that
A) No one citizens can sue the other
B) There is inequality between the executive and the citizens
C) Law does not respect the people
D) Everybody can do what likes
  • 22. 22. Which of the following is not the functions of political party?
A) Drafting country's Constitution
B) Interest articulation
C) Mobilizing people for development
D) Interest aggregations
  • 23. 23. A manifesto refers to the _____
A) Programme of a political party
B) National development plan if a country
C) National objective of a state
D) Fundamental human rights provisions in a constitution
  • 24. 24. The principle aim of pressure groups is to ______
A) Subvert the government
B) Influence the citizens
C) Support the government
D) Influence the government
  • 25. 25. A country in which all qualified citizens vote is Said to operate_____
A) An unlimited suffrage
B) Universal suffrage
C) A universal adult suffrage
D) A universal male suffrage
  • 26. 26. Franchise means the _____
A) Body of principles governing
B) Right granted to French citizens to vote
C) Administrative procedure for free and fair elections
D) Right to participate in an election
  • 27. 27. Public opinion can best be defined as ___
A) A body of convictions of the electorate only
B) Sentiments expressed on public policies
C) One man's view on public issues
D) The sum total of popular views on public policies
  • 28. 28. The purpose of an election is to ____
A) Provide social amenities for the electorate
B) Allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
C) Give people political education
D) Declare election results
  • 29. 29. Two-party system implies that only two parties
A) Are capable of capturing power
B) Can register members
C) Can contest elections
D) Exist in the country
  • 30. 30. The ultimate aim of a political party is to ____
A) Influence government policies
B) Seek to discredit the government
C) Gain control of government
D) Make government more effective
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