Your results on Government 2011

1. Government as an institution of the state is defined as a body which

• conducts elections for the country
• makes, enforces and interprets laws for the state
• hires and trains political leaders
• makes and interprets laws.

2. The study of government in school is important because the students can

• be assisted by political leaders
• learn about their rights
• qualify for elections
• be nominated for a trip abroad

3. The primary function of government in a state is to

• maintain law and order
• provide transport services
• engage in campaigns and rallies
• imprison criminals

4. The functions of the state are achieved through

• political socialization
• seperation of powers
• organ of government
• diplomatic means

5. A unique feature of a state is

• information
• anarchy
• organized laws
• direct democracy

6. Ability to enforce obedience is known as

• legitimacy
• power
• influence
• fame

7. A major source of political power is

• election
• force
• influence
• ombudsman

8. Power is transferred into authority through

• force
• legitimacy
• judiciary
• sovereignty

9. Political authority is the

• legitimate right to exercise political power
• ability to control political behaviour
• right to participate in political campaigns.
• right to form political parties

10. The extent to which the citizens accept the institutions, officials and activities of government is known as

• authority
• permission
• legitimacy
• power

11. The concept of sovereignty was propounded by

• adam smith
• jeriemy bentham
• karl marx
• jean bodin

12. Popular sovereignty belongs to the

• immigrants
• electorate
• cabinet
• legislature

13. Which of the following factors places limitation to the application of Sovereignty in a state?

• civil service
• international laws
• political culture
• political parties

14. Democracy originated from

• greece
• britain
• usa
• germany

15. Which of the following is a basic principle of democracy? Rule by

• the majority and the protection of the minority
• the wealthy few
• the minority at the expense of the majority
• two political parties

16. The concept or political culture was introduced by

• Friendrich Engels
• Abraham Lincoln.
• Harold Laski
• Gabriel Almond.

17. Which of the following is a component of political culture?

• injunction
• cognitive orientation
• mandamus
• harbeas corpus

18. The teaching and learning of political culture is known as political

• participation
• socialization
• administration
• development

19. Which of the following can contribute to political socialization?

• gerrymandering
• tourism
• diplomatic immunity
• terrorism

20. Which of the following political concepts promotes sharing and cooperation in a society?

• Aristocracy
• Capitalism
• Communalism
• Oligarchy

21. Which of the following is true about a capitalist stateeconomy B. The workers are not ?

• Private individuals control the economy
• The workers are not exploited
• Government controls the means of production
• There is no class struggle

22. The highest stage of socialism is

• Oligarchy
• Capitalism
• Totalitarianism
• Communism

23. Foreign domination by a group of people for social and economic benefits is known as

• nationalism
• colonialism
• feudalism
• constitutionalism

24. A communist system recognises

• class division
• the need of individual
• human capital
• division of labour

25. Wnich of the following is the lowest in the hierarchy of a feudal system?

• Lords
• Serfs
• Knights
• Nobles

26. A common feature of feudalism is

• hierarchical land ownership between the lords and the serfs
• private ownership’ of the means of production and distribution
• Seperation of powers
• Fusion of powers

27. An open market economy is a unique feature of

• welfarism
• socialism
• feudalism
• capitalism

28. Which of the following political systems discourages socialism?

• fascism
• feudalism
• communalism
• welfarism

29. The manor is a unique feature of

• feudalism
• monarchy
• totalitarianism
• communism

30. The principle of rule of law was popularized by

• Gabriel Almond
• Charles Montesquieu
• Jean Bodin
• A.V Dicey

31. The body charged with the responsibility of preparing a new constitution in a country is the

• electoral commission
• constituent assembly
• judicial service commission
• electoral college

32. The institution connected with law adjudication is the

• judiciary
• police
• government
• executive

33. Which of the following is not a characteristic of confederation?

• The right to secede is allowed
• Sovereignty resides in the centre
• The centre and units agree before taking decisions
• Autonomous units are more powerful than the centre

34. Which of the following is a function of a head of state?

• settles cases
• Arbitrates electoral petitions
• Creates new constitutions
• Receives foreign dignitries

35. Citizenship can be changed through

• proclamation
• residence
• renunciation
• announcement

36. On which of the following platforms do political parties mainly present their manifestoes to the electorate?

• Campaigns and rallies
• The state controlled mass media
• public lectures
• inter-party debates

37. In a two-party system, only two political parties

• exist in the country.
• dominate the political scene
• register their members
• undertake political education

38. Which of the following is not a form of proportional representation?

• alternative vote
• second ballot
• list system
• plurality system

39. The efficiency of public corporations can be enhanced through

• increased production of goods
• appointment of staff based on patronage
• frequent redeployment of staff
• less government interference

40. A chief could be deposed in the pre-colonial era if he

• violated the written constitution.
• persistently neglected the advice of his elders
• refused to collect taxes for the British Governor
• married too many wives

41. A common feature in a pre-colonial centralized state was

• loyalty to one political superior
• absence of single superior political authority.
• the existence of autocratic rule.
• existence of separation of powers

42. Under the British Crown Colony system of administration, the head of the executive council was the

• governor-general
• head of government business
• speaker
• prime minister

43. Taxation as a feature of Indirect Rule served as a

• source of revenue for colonial administration
• system of modernizing chieftaincy
• policy of making the local people poor.
• means to ridicule the chiefs.

44. One effect of the French policy of Assimilation was that it

• made all French West Africans French citizens
• increased nationalist activities in French West Africa.
• delayed nationalism in French West Africa.
• expanded education into the interior of French West – Africa.

45. The late development of nationalism in French West Africa was due to

• absorption of ^French colonial ex-service men into the French army.
• migration of the citizenry to British West African colonies
• establishment of the traditional Council of Chiefs
• oppressive French colonial policies

46. Which of the following was a function of traditional rulers during the colonial era? They

• settled all forms of disputes
• implemented government policies
• collected and spent taxes and rates
• were sources of consultation on custom.ary affairs

47. Tne first British West African country to practise the elective principle was

• nigeria
• the gambia
• sierra leone
• ghana

48. The first Pan-Wesl African political organization formed by the educated elite in the early twentieth century was the

• Aborigines†Rights Protection Society (ARPS).
• National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA
• West African Students†Union (WASU)
• West African Youth League(WAYL)

49. Which of the following is a process in the transition from military to civil rule?

• Appointment of an Attorney-General
• Suspension of the constitution
• Setting up of a Constituent Assembly
• Non-implementation of development plans

50. The objective of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to

• promote economic development among member states
• achieve African unity
• establish political unification of West Africa.
• eradicate all forms of racism in West Africa.

ANSWERS

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. C
21. A
22. D
23. B
24. B
25. B
26. A
27. D
28. A
29. A
30. D
31. B
32. A
33. B
34. D
35. C
36. A
37. B
38. D
39. D
40. C
41. C
42. A
43. A
44. C
45. D
46. B
47. A
48. B
49. C
50. A