SS 1 FIRST TERM GOVERNMENT REVISION TEST
Part A
Objectives
1) What is the government?
A) An institution of the state that makes and implements policies
B) A group of people who make and implement policies
C) The head of state
D) The head of the executive branch
2) What are the three branches of government in the United States?
A) Legislative, executive, and judicial
B) Legislative, executive, and military
C) Judicial, legislative, and media
D) Military, media, and religious
3) Which of the following best describes the role of government?
A) To protect the rights of citizens
B) To provide services for citizens
C) To make laws
D) To enforce laws
4) What is the primary purpose of government?
A) To protect the rights of citizens
B) To provide services for citizens
C) To make laws
D) To enforce laws
5) What are the three functions of government?
A) To make laws, to interpret laws, and to enforce laws
B) To provide services, to protect citizens, and to tax citizens
C) To provide services, to protect citizens, and to make laws
D) To interpret laws, to enforce laws, and to make policies
6. What is the main function of government?
A) To provide goods and services to citizens
B) To protect citizens from harm
C) To uphold the law
D) To promote the general welfare of citizens
7. What are the three main types of government?
A) Monarchy, Oligarchy, and Democracy
B) Monarchy, Republic, and Theocracy
C) tyranny, Fascism, and Communism
D) Anarchy, socialism, and capitalism
8. What are the three branches of government in the United States?
A) Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
B) Military, Economic, and Social
C) Legislative, Judicial, and Administrative
D) Diplomatic, Informational, and Financial
9. Who is the head of state in a monarchy?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) King or Queen
D) Dictator
10. What is the primary function of the judiciary branch?
A) To make laws
B) To interpret laws
C) To enforce laws
D) To fund the government
11. What is the main focus of government studies?
A. The economy
B. Political science
C. Social welfare
D. Foreign policy
12. Which sub-field of government studies examines the institutions and operations of government?
A. Public administration
B. International relations
C. Comparative politics
D. Political theory
13. Which sub-field of government studies analyzes the behavior of voters, legislators, and bureaucrats?
A. Public opinion
B. Elections
C. Legislative processes
D. Bureaucratic procedures
14. Which sub-field of government studies the way in which public policy is made?
A. Public management
B. Policy analysis
C. Planning
D. Implementation
15. Which sub-field of government studies the interaction between governments and non-state actors?
A. Intergovernmental relations
B. Public diplomacy
C. International law
D. Transnationalism
16. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing (a) implementation and adjudication (b) the role of pressure group within the state (c) disagreement between the state and local government (d) abrogation of fundamental human rights
17. A society without constituted authority is called (a) federal state (b) stateless society (c) government in exile (d) backward society
Absence of government in a state is referred to as (a) anarchy (b) confusion (c) coup d’etat (d) instability
18. One of the following implements the laws in the state (a) judiciary (b) Legislature (c) executive (d) public commission.
19. Which of the following best describes the subject matter government? (a) Election (b) People (c) Political party (d) Political power
20. In the study of government, public administration covers the (a) Army, prison officers and the police (b) Civil service, public corporation and local government (c) Ministries of Education, health and agriculture (d) Schools, Hospitals and health centres
21. Government as an academic field of study refers to the (a) president and his ministers (b) study of political institutions and processes (c) working of the organs (d) membership of international organisations.
22. The study of government in school is important because the students can (a) be assisted by political leaders (b) learn about their rights (c) qualify for elections (d) be nominated for trip abroad
23. Ability to enforce obedience is known as (a) Legitimacy (b) Power (c)Influence (d) Fame
24. Power is transferred into authority through (a) Force (b) Legitimacy(c) Judiciary (d) Sovereignty
25. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as (a) Legal authority (b) Charismatic authority (c) Rational authority (d) Traditional authority
26. Political authority is the (a) Legitimate right to exercise political power (b) Ability to control political behaviour (c) Right to participate in political campaign (d) Right to form political parties
27. A major source of political authority is (a) election (b) force (c) influence (d) ombudsman
28. What is the most important source of political authority?
A. The will of the people
B. The force of law
C. The consent of the governed
D. Custom and tradition
29. Which of the following is not a source of political authority?
A. Religion
B. Charisma
C. Legitimacy
D. Force
30. What is the most important function of political authority?
A. To protect individual rights
B. To resolve social conflict
C. To provide public goods and services
D. To promote the common good
Theory
- Define government as an art or process of governing.
- Outline the three processes involved in the formulation and implementation of policies.
- Highlight the major roles of executive and Judiciary
- What is government as an academic field of study?
- Why do we study government?
- Explain four sub-fields of government
- Mention five branches of government.
- Explain two of the branches mentioned.
- Outline the three organs of government and their major functions
- Describe government as an art or process of governing.
- What is power
- How can power be acquired and exercised.
- Outline three types or forms of power
- Define political authority
- Mention four sources of political authority.
