AIC Government (SS1) 1st Term Exam.
  • 1. Government as an institution of the state is a______
A) Machinery established by the state to organize the state and manage it's affairs.
B) Motor of influence machinery.
C) An organization to build up the people.
D) Machinery to build capacity.
  • 2. The need for government came up as a result of people_____
A) Living together, interacting,and working together as well as forming different associations.
B) Following people to religious organizations.
C) Fighting and killing one another.
D) Forcing the people to respect each other.
  • 3. The basic function of the judiciary is to______
A) Implement law.
B) Interprete the law.
C) Make law.
D) Service law
  • 4. The basic function of the executive is to____
A) Interprete law.
B) Implement law.
C) Influence machinery.
D) make law
  • 5. One of these is not a feature of a state.
A) Population
B) Schools captured.
C) Permanence.
D) Defined territory
  • 6. The following are forms of power except____
A) Political power.
B) Upper power.
C) Military power
D) Economic power.
  • 7. The following are attributes of government except ____
A) Rigging
B) Political power
C) Law
D) Revenue
  • 8. Power is the capacity to affect_____
A) Win further hero
B) Good attitude
C) Negative behavior
D) Another's behavior by the threat of sanction
  • 9. One of these is a source of power.
A) Salus
B) Greengage
C) Gerrymandering
D) Constitution
  • 10. Sovereign state is referred to as____
A) Permanence
B) government
C) population
D) independence
  • 11. A nation is a group of people who share common____
A) country
B) form
C) historical background
D) household
  • 12. Authority is the formal or legal right to make and ______
A) blackmail people
B) punish people
C) common people
D) enforce laws
  • 13. Legal authority is mostly sourced from the____
A) constitution
B) constituency
C) charitable
D) independence
  • 14. Legitimacy means_____
A) Thomas Hobbes
B) acceptance and recognition
C) independence
D) forbidden
  • 15. Political culture is the way people behave in their political_____
A) gerrymandering
B) activities
C) authority
D) judiciary
  • 16. Direct democracy is the one which allows citizens to____
A) meet periodically to discuss issues.
B) misuse opportunities
C) fight periodically
D) rep periodically
  • 17. One of the foremost agents of socialization is____
A) family
B) mosque
C) club
D) church
  • 18. _____is an agent of political socialization.
A) computer
B) gasoline
C) mass media
D) power
  • 19. The form of government that places power in the hands of the few is______
A) Oligarchy
B) feudal
C) capillary
D) totalitarian
  • 20. Which of these is a type of democracy?
A) Directorate
B) Indirect
C) Promotional
D) Interdependence
  • 21. These except___are agents of political socialisation.
A) Markets
B) Peer group
C) Political parties
D) Mass media
  • 22. These are forms of power except____
A) Cultural power
B) Military power
C) Economic power
D) Political power
  • 23. One of the merits of democracy is___
A) Rule of ignorance
B) Slow decision making
C) Free choice of leaders
D) Misuse of power
  • 24. The____organ implements policies.
A) Judiciary
B) Representative
C) Executive
D) Legislative
  • 25. ____is a body vested with the supreme power of the affairs of a state.
A) Political parties
B) Government
C) Pressure groups
D) State
  • 26. The following are functions of government except___
A) provision of employment
B) law making
C) stealing of public funds
D) protection of lives and properties
  • 27. In order for a state to exist,it must have the following features except___
A) population
B) government
C) interest
D) territory
  • 28. One of the sources of political power is____
A) Socialisation
B) The constitution
C) Institution
D) Action
  • 29. Government by the people refers to____government.
A) natural
B) people
C) cultural
D) representative
  • 30. _____is the arm of government that implements law.
A) The legislature
B) The Executive
C) The judiciary
D) The central government
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