1. Government protects the lives and properties of the citizens of a state through the

• courts and the police
• legislature and prisons
• ministers and the police
• customs and the police

2. Political power could be acquired through

• persuasion
• election
• sanction
• nomination

3. Which of the following countries in africa practiced socialism?

• nigeria
• togo
• tanzania
• kenya

4. Nazism was introduced by

• adolf hitler
• tsar nicholas II
• karl marx
• mao-tse-tung

5. The following are merits of separation of power except

• abuse of power
• freedom and liberty
• stable political system
• absence of dominance

6. Which of the following is not a merit of checks and balances?

• prevents excessive use of power
• has respect for human right
• encourages the use of veto power
• prevents dictatorship

7. Representative government is alternatively called

• rule of law
• indirect democracy
• separation of power
• classical democracy
• 8. A constitution is a
• set of regulations and customs
• body of doctrines and principles
• set of principles and customs
• body of rules, regulations and conventions

9. A feature of a rigid constitution is that it requires

• amendment by the judiciary
• one-third majority for its amendment
• special amendment procedure
• the votes of the electorate for its amendment

10. A characteristics of a federal system of government is that power is

• shared between the central and unit governments
• shared between the component units of government
• held by the national governemnt
• held by the state government

11. In a federal system of government, education and health are examples of

• separation of powers
• reserved powers
• concurrent powers
• exclusive powers

12. Which of the following is not a function of the judiciary?

• settlement of disputes
• maintenance of law and order
• interpretation of law
• protection of rights

13. Statutes are

• bills passed by local government
• laws passed by the judiciary
• bills passed by the executive
• laws passed by the parliament

14. Slander limits a citizen’s freedom of

• expression
• movement
• association
• religion

15. Which of the following bodies has the right to change the laws of the country?

• judiciary
• ombudsman
• legislature
• executive

16. All the following are sources of revenue of a political party except

• payment of dues
• donations
• custom duties
• fund raising

17. Party manifesto is important in the following ways except to

• evaluate the party
• limit choice
• attract people
• guide the party

18. Coalition government can be defined as parties coming together

• to appoint a leader
• to form a government
• with a common manifesto
• to oppose the government

19. Which of the following west african countries practised a one-party system?

• benin
• nigeria
• ghana
• liberia

20. In limited franchise, restriction on voting can be based on

• height
• property
• strength
• exposure

21. Which of the following is a limitation to universal sufferage?

• wealth
• age
• race
• sex

22. Which of the following is an example of a general election?

• bye-election
• presidential election
• local election
• student union election
• 23. The purpose of an election is to
• allow people to participate in choosing their leaders
• provide social amenities for the electorate
• give political education to the rich
• allow the counting of vote in public

24. Universal adult sufferage is popular because it

• allows for equal political representation
• allows for greater political participation
• encourages a multi-party system
• ensures equal performance of all political parties

25. Which of the following is not a factor that promotes democratic electoral system?

• political consciousness
• periodic election
• up-to-date electoral register
• popularity of the governor

26. A factor that could make elections to be free and fair is the

• existence of dependent electoral commission
• adoption of a flexible constitution
• opportunity to vote twice
• registration of eligible voters

27. The body responsible for conducting and supervising elections in west african countries is called

• ombudsman
• electoral commission
• election observers
• constitution assembly

28. Which of the following is not a problem of an electoral commission in west africa?

• electoral malpractices
• inadequate personnel
• inadequate funds
• registration of voters

29. Which of the following is not an aim of pressure groups?

• contesting election
• agitating for interests
• influencing government decisions
• educating their members

30. A pressure group formed only by teachers is

• a promotional group
• an occupational group
• a religious group
• an economic group

31. Neutrality in the civil service meansb that

• the government can seek or replace top civil servants
• officials can only be removed from office due to ill-health
• civil servants should be loyal to the government and non-partisan
• officials need to defend the budget in parliament

32. Red-tapism in the civil service is a production of

• democracy
• autocracy
• bureaucracy
• theocracy

33. An advantage of public corporations in west africa is

• creation of exposure
• political interference
• provision of employment
• provision of all services needed

34. Collection of rates is a source of revenue to

• civil servants
• public corporations
• local authorities
• central government

35. The money given by the government to local authorities is known as

• block grants
• capital expenditure
• loans
• royalties

36. The laws of the pre-colonial african political systems were

• written
• codified
• unwritten
• rigid

37. Auditing the accounts of public corporations amounts to

• media control
• judiciary control
• public control
• financial control

38. The following were features of the french policy of assimilation except

• centralized administration
• recognition of chieftancy institution
• limited education
• indigenat policy

39. The recurrent coups in west african countries resulted in

• dictatorship
• political inability
• nepotism
• poor conditions in the army

40. Foreign policy refers to the

• policy made by a foreign country
• policy made by a country for foreigners
• principles that govern a country when it is at war
• principles that govern a state’s international behaviour

41. Which of the following is a factor for the adoption of a unitary system of government in some west african countries?

• vast territories
• small territories
• abundant resources
• heterogenous culture

42. Which of the following countries is a permanent member of the security council of the united nations organisation?

• germany
• japan
• canada
• russia

43. The commonwealth is

• an economic organisation for the caribbeans
• a political organisation formed during the first world war
• made up of all independent ex-colonies of britain
• made up of independent european countries

44. The united nations organization came into existence in

• 1945
• 1948
• 1950
• 1953

45. The head of the commonwealth of nations is

• german chancellor
• president of america
• queen of england
• british prime minister

46. A commonwealth member that has no colonial link with the united kingdom is

• nigeria
• kenya
• ghana
• mozambique

47. The meetings of the commonwealth of nations are held once every

• six years
• five years
• three years
• two years

48. The ecowas fund for co-operation, compensation and development is located in

• togo
• nigeria
• the gambia
• sierra leone

49. The organ responsible for investigation of internal disputes in the united nations organization is the

• general assembly
• security council
• secretariat
• economic and social council

50. Impeachment as an instrument of check on the Executive is useful mainly in a

• federal system
• cabinet system
• unitary system
• presidential system

ANSWERS

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