Government 2015
1. Which of the following best defines government as an institution of a state?
A. An institution established for class struggle
B. Machinery established for exercising political power
C. A process of organizing societal values
D. The art through which political parties are managed
2. Which of the following is a reason for studying government?
A. Knowledge of the rights of the individual
B. Acquisition of skills to work in a state-owned industry
C. helps the individual to form a pressure group
D. Enables citizens to vote during election
3. The most visible feature of a state is
A. compulsory membership
B. defined geographical territory
C. written constitution
D. Sovereign power
4,. Representative democracy is characterized by
A. Free election and proper register of voters
B. a political educated elite
C. a representation of the poor only
D. rule of the interest groups
5. The set of attitudes and belief that determines the behaviour of citizens in a political system is called
A. socialization
B. political culture
C. representative government
D. devolution
6. Fundamental Human Right are entrenched in constitutions purposely to
A. ensure freedom of speech
B. guarantee for liberty of citizens
C. promote good governance
D. promote trade
7.Diplomatic and parliamentary immunities put limitation on
A. rule of law
B. separation of powers
C. checks and balances
D. foreign policies
8. Monrtesquieu’s policies theory of separation of powers was meant to
A. promote unity in government
B. prevent dictatorial rule
C. ensure social justice
D. enhance state security
9. Which of the following countries practises a centralized system pf government?
A. Nigeria
B. Ghana
C . USA
D. India
10.Which of the following countries operates an unwritten constitution
A. Britain
B.USA
C. Japan
D. Canada
11.A constitution that can be amended through ordinary law making processis said to be
A. Written
B. Unwritten
C. Rigid
D. Flexible
12. Which of the following system of government operates on the principle of check and balances?
A. Theocracy
B. Presidential
C. Parliamentary
D. Monarchical
13. Cofederal system of government means
A. powerful centre and weak component units
B. weak centre and powerful component units
C. powerful centre and powerful component units
D. weak component units and weak cnetre
14. In a federal system of government, the power shared between the central and state government is known as
A. legislative power
B. exclusive power
C. concurrent power
D. judicial power
15. The prerogative reside with the
A, ombudsman
B. executive
C. national assembly
D. civil organisation
16. Quick decision making is an advantage of
A. Unicameralism
B. Constitutionalism
C. federalism
D. republicanism
17.The organ of government responsible for implementation of policies in a state is the
A. legislative
B. judiciary
C. executive
D. public bureau
18. A citizen is an individual who
A. has the legal and political rights in a country
B. has lived in a country for sometime
C. enjoys only economic rights
D. enjoys immunity in the country
19. Which of the following is a condition for granting citizenship to a foreigner?
A. Swearing an oath of allegiance
B. Possession of a university degree
C.A registered member o a political party
D. Possession of an international passport
20. Citizenship can be acquired through all of the following method excepts
A. births
B. nationalization
C. Naturalization
D. marriage
21. The conferment of citizenship on a distinguished personality of another country is called
A. citizenship by birth
B, honorary citizenship
C. adoption
D. citizenship by registration
22. The primary aim of any political party is to
A. pressurize the government
B. remain in the opposition
C. control the government
D. ensure fair play in business
23. A manifesto can be defined as the
A. opportunity to form a political party
B. proposed programmes of a political party
C. policy of a political party in power
D. power to rule the masses
24. Which of the following exists in a one-party state ?
A. Only the worker’s party is allowed to exist
B. only the student’s party is allowed to exist
C. Election to the legislative are held at the party’s conference
D. The ruling party is the only party
25. Which of the following party system best represent all shades of opinions?
A. Multi-party
B. Two-party
C. One-party
D. Elite party
26. The practice of multi-party system in West Africa tends to promote
A. sectionalism and factionalism
B. national integration
C. social discrimination
C. social integration
27. Franchise is the right to
A. express political views
B. control the government
C. vote and voted for
D. ensure good governance
28. The following are the aims of an election except that
A. a group sticks to power
B. there is accountability of the leaders
C. there is a smooth change of government
D. the people determine who rules
29. Politics is practically demonstrated during
A. electioneering campaigns
B. parliamentary debate
C. formation of political parties
D. inter-party consultative
30. An election held to fill a vacant post in the legislative due to the death or resignation of a member is called
A. run-off election
B. electoral college
C. bye-election
D. primary election
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31.Which of the following is a function of pressure groups
A. Represent and protect the rich
B. protect the interest of government
C. Serve as avenue for political victimization
D. Provide forum for the ventilation of grievances
32. Public opinion is defined as the
A. aggregate views of the people
B. sentiments of opposition parties
C. consensus of the mass media
D. reaction of pressure groups
33. Public opinion on the performance of a government is best measured by
A. military strength
B. general election
C. the mass media
D. parliamentary debate
34. The method in which a group of people are interviewed on a specific political issues is called
A. referendum
B. individual speech
C. individual writing
D. opinion sampling
35. The Civil service is an administration institution of
A. the executive arm of government
B. public corporation
C. Para-military organization
D. a business enterprise
36. Which of he following is a feature of the civil service ?
A. Disloyalty
B. Impartiality
C. Political activism
D. Temporary tenure
37. The major source of local government revenue is
A. donations
B. income from investment
C. loans from finance institutions
D. grants the central authority
38. In the pre-colonial African political system, the functions of the kingmakers were performed by.
A. Age grades
B. Woman
C. council of Elders
D. Special people
39. Colonialism is defined as the
A. struggle against foreign domination
B. political struggle for independence
C. economic dependence on developed nations
D. imposition of foreign rule on a territory
40. Casting votes was one of the ways the Governor in British West Africa controlled the
A. Colonial treasurer
B. Colonial secretary
C. Native authority
D. Legislative council
41. The French policy of assimilation was based on the assumption that African culture was
A. expensive
B. inferior
C. unpopular
D. superior
42. The administration structure adopted in the French colonial territories are
A. more of centralized administration
B. focused mainly on traditional rulers
C. favourable to the African age grades
D. for the development of Africa culture
43. The Pan-African Movement emerged as a result of
A. Africa Cultural heritage
B. European racial domination
C. the formation of the African Union
D. the growth of socialism in Europe
44. Which of the following was the first print media used by nationalist to oppose colonialism in the British West Africa?
A. Daily News
B. Daily times
C. West African pilot
D. Guardian newspaper
45.One of the prominent West African nationalist leader was
A. Kwawe Nkrumah
B. Jomo Kenyatta
C. S.L. Akintola
D. Sekou Toure
46.Which of the following cannot be altered by a military coup d’etal
A. constitution
B. Legal system
C. legislature
D. state
47. Laws promulgated by a military government are called
A. bills
B. acts
C. decrees
D. proclamation
48. The origin of the Commonwealth of Nations can be traced to
A. colonial ties
B. world economic order
C. equality of state
D. sovereignty of states
49. The first lack African to hold the position of UN
A. Salim Ahmed Salim
B. Kofi Annan
C. Emeka Anyaoku
D.Nelson Mandela
50. The Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is appointed for a period of
A. three years
B. five years
C. seven years
D. nine years