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