First Term Examination Civic Education JSS 3

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First Term JSS 3 Civic Education Examination Questions

CIVIC EDUCATION

JSS 3

Section A

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1. Citizenship means ____ (a) a person that is not recognized by law (b) a person who is recognize by law (c) a person that does not enjoy any right at all (d) none of the above
2. Types of citizenship include (a) birth (b) naturalization (c) registration (d) all of the above
3. When did the making of constitution in Nigeria started? (a)1966 (b)1913 (c)1914 (d)1915
4. Who wrote the first constitution in Nigeria? (a) Richard (b) Clifford (c) Macpherson (d) Lyttleton
5. Right attitude to work means __ (a) to concentrate on the job that do not have any bearing with what you are doing (b) ability to prove that you are up to the task (c) habit of doing or facing ones job with form of seriousness (d) all of the above
6. Features of Nigeria constitution include (a) international law (b) custom and convention (c) citizenship (d) all of the above
7. The act of counting the number of people living in a country in order to determine the total number of people in a state is known as (a) election (b) national population census (c) voting (d) freedom
8. The military and police are examples of ___ agencies (a) state security (b) law (c) national security (d) criminal
9. The three tiers of government are ___ (a) federal, legislature and state (b) federal, state and local government (c) executive, legislature and judiciary (d) national assembly, court and parliament
10. All these are types of constitution except (a) written constitution (b) un-written constitution (c) decree (d) federal constitution
11. Nigeria got her independent from which country? (a) America (b) France (c) Britain (d) Russia
12. Elective principle was a feature of one of the following constitution (a) Richard constitution (b) Clifford constitution (c) Independent constitution (d) federal constitution
13. Nigeria was amalgamated by Lord Lugard in ___ (a) 1906 (b) 1914 (c) 1960 (d) 1999
14. The federal duties that are to be performed by the federal government include the following except (a) currency (b) Armed forces (c0 chieftaincy (d) prisons
15. The three arms of government are _______________
16. The duties of government are divided into three namely (a) federal, state and local (b) exclusive, concurrent and residual (c) Judiciary, executive and legislative (d) police, soldier and Navy
17. There are ___________ local government area in Nigeria (a) 360 (b) 474 (c) 774 (d) 674
18. Attribute of integrity include the following (a) probity (b) contentment (c) cooperation (d) honesty
19. One of these is the effect of lack of contentment on society (a) cheating (b) envy (c) fair play (d) theft
20. Which of these is an attributes of contentment (a) rudeness (b) Lack of envy (c) satisfaction (d) Humility
21.  What was the name of the first constitution of Nigeria?

    a. The Clifford Constitution

    b. The Lagos Constitution

    c. The Independence Constitution

    d. The Federal Constitution

22. When was the Clifford Constitution of 1922 put into effect?

    a. July 1, 1922

    b. October 1, 1922

    c. January 1, 1923

    d. April 1, 1923

23.  What type of government did the Clifford Constitution of 1922 establish?

    a. A unitary government

    b. A federal government

    c. A confederal government

    d. An authoritarian government

24. Who was the governor general of Nigeria during the Clifford Constitution of 1922?

    a. Lord Frederick Lugard

    b. Lord Amory Egerton

    c. Sir Hugh Clifford

    d. Lord Edward Cavendish-Bentinck

25. What rights did women have under the Clifford Constitution of 1922?

    a. The right to vote

    b. The right to own property

    c. The right to hold office

    d. None of the above

26.  What was the main advantage of the Nigeria Colonial Clifford Constitution of 1922?

    a) It maintained British control over the colony

    b) It gave more autonomy to Nigerian leaders

    c) It granted more power to the Legislative Council

    d) It improved economic conditions in the colony

27.  Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Nigeria Colonial Clifford Constitution of 1922?

    a) It allowed for Nigerian input in the governing of the colony

    b) It increased British control over the colony

    c) It decreased the power of the Legislative Council

    d) It helped to improve relations between Britain and Nigeria

28. What were the disadvantages of the Nigeria Colonial Clifford Constitution of 1922?

    a. It gave too much power to the Governor-General.

    b. It did not give Nigerians a voice in their own government.

    c. It was difficult to change or amend.

    d. All of the above.

29.  Why was the Nigeria Colonial Clifford Constitution of 1922 disadvantageous to Nigerians?

    a. It gave too much power to the Governor-General.

    b. It did not give Nigerians a voice in their own government.

    c. It was difficult to change or amend.

    d. All of the above.

     

     

     

THEORY

ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS

1a. Define constitution

b. State four (4) types of constitution

2. Outline five features of federal constitution

3. List four (4) pre-independence constitutions in Nigeria

4. List the organs of government and state one major function of each of them

5. State five (5) characteristics of integrity

6. What were the goals of the Clifford Constitution of 1922?

7. How did the Clifford Constitution differ from previous constitutions in Nigeria?

8. What were the key provisions of the Clifford Constitution of 1922?

9. How did the Clifford Constitution of 1922 impact Nigeria?

10. What were some of the advantages of the Nigeria colonial Clifford Constitution of 1922? Mention any two of them

11. How did this constitution help to shape Nigeria as a country? Explain any two advantages of the Clifford constitution of 1922