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Government Assignment for SS 1
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  • 1. 1. Government as the act of governing means the _______
A) Orders of judiciary and legislature
B) Act of vetoing a bill
C) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
D) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Maintenance of relations with other states
B) Provision of Education
C) Provision of all the material needs of all citizen
D) Defence of territory from external attack
  • 3. 3. The two components of Sovereignty are ________
A) Influence and political authority
B) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within it's territory
C) Political power and political authority
D) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
  • 4. 4. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Can punish law breakers
B) Has a government
C) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over it's Citizens
D) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
  • 5. 5. The judicial organ of government is the body which _____
A) Implements the law
B) Interprets the law
C) Punishes law makers
D) Makes the law
  • 6. 6. The study of government offers an individual all the following, except a ______
A) Training on good Citizenship
B) Training to become a judge
C) Basis of career opportunities
D) Knowledge on the process of government
  • 7. 7. A sovereign state is one
A) In which Sovereignty is invested in the military
B) Where it's citizens can speak without fear or favour
C) Whose citizens are free to evade responsibility
D) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
  • 8. 8. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through
A) Decolonization
B) Nationalization
C) Neutralization
D) Naturalization
  • 9. 9. Power can be defined as the _____
A) Ability of the parliament to delegate to another body or person, the right to make laws on its behalf
B) Capacity to encourage others to do what they had originally intended doing
C) Right to rule irrespective of oppositions to the ruler
D) Capacity to compel or influence others to do what they would otherwise not do
  • 10. 10. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Propaganda
B) Force
C) Legitimacy
D) Influence
  • 11. 11. The Executive is a body that _____
A) Formulates and implements the policies of government
B) Is the most important arm of government
C) Execute armed robbers
D) Interprets the laws
  • 12. 12. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _______
A) Defend his country in times of war
B) Stand up then National Anthem is being sung
C) Vote at elections
D) Arrest and prosecute offenders
  • 13. 13. The arms of government include all the following except _____
A) Local government
B) Legislative government
C) State government
D) Central government
  • 14. 14. The primary function of government in a state is to ______
A) Build schools and hospitals
B) Imprison criminals
C) Maintain law and order
D) Provide transport service
  • 15. 15. A machinery established by the state to organise the state, manage its affairs and administer its functioin and duties is _______
A) Government
B) Political party
C) Executive
D) Constituted authority
  • 16. 16. The need for government came up as a result of _____
A) People living together, interacting and working together
B) People coming together to cause conflicts and disagreement amongst themselves
C) The state settling disputes all time
D) People forming political party to gain power
  • 17. 17. Features of State include all but one
A) Permanence
B) Sovereignty
C) Administration
D) Government
  • 18. 18. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ____
A) Military power
B) Physical power
C) Executive power
D) Political power
  • 19. 19. A person acts with _______ if he acts on behalf of others who have commissioned him to do so
A) De-jure authority
B) De-facto authority
C) Positional authority
D) Institutional authority
  • 20. 20. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) De-facto Sovereignty
B) Legal Sovereignty
C) Delegated Sovereignty
D) Internal Sovereignty
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