MID TERM TEST FIRST TERM GOVERNMENT SS 1

FIRST TERM MID TERM TEST

Class: SS1 Subject: Government Time:.

Answer all the questions in this section

A government is said to be legitimate if it (a) has the people official command to rule (b) is not oppressive (c) provides social services for the people (d) accepts people’s criticism
An agreed set of rules prescribing the governance of a country can be called the (a) constitution (b) charter (c) manifesto (d) hansard
The judiciary is an organ of government which (a) settles disputes in accordance with the laws of the land (b) makes laws for the country (c) rules the country according to laws (d) gives legal backing to government budget

People pay taxes in order to (a) generate revenue for government (b) obtain a tax clearance certificate (c) avoid being prosecuted in the courts (d) save towards the future
Organ of government that makes law is (a) the legislature (b) the executive (c) judiciary (d) federal government
Government as an art of governing refers to the process of (a) establishing political parties (b) ruling people in society (c) providing free education (d) acquiring social skills

An essential feature of a state is (a) availability of mineral resources (b) an organized systems of laws (c) developed infrastructure (d)) having advanced technology
Machinery established by the state to organize the state, manage its affairs is referred to as (a) political party (b) government (c) public service (d) political system
All these are the attributes or characteristics of government except (a) law (b) defense of the country (C) political power (d) revenue

______ may be defined as a politically organized body of people inhabiting a defined geographical entity with an organized legitimate government (a) society (b) state (c) nation (d) constituency
The capacity to affect another’s behavior by the threat of sanction is (a) power (b) authority (c) legitimacy (d) sovereignty
Which of the forms of power explains that “ the elected president or prime minister of a state possesses political power” (a) military power (b) physical power (c) political power (d) economic power

How many arms of government do we have in Nigeria (a) four (b) five (c) three (d) two
What is the name of the current Nigerian senate president (a) Sen. Ibrahim Hammed Lawan (b) Sen. Bukola Saraki (c) Hon. Dimeji Bankole (d) Sen. David Mark
These are the sources of political authority except (a) written and unwritten (b) traditional authority (c) legal authority (d) charismatic authority

The political concept which refers to the acceptance and recognition by the citizens of a country, the rights of their rulers to govern is (a) authority (b) legitimacy (c) pressure group (d) power
The association of human beings that suggest the whole complex of relations of man to his fellows is (a) government (b) society (c) state (d) parliament
These are the different groups in the society except (a) school (b) family (c) trade unions (d) church

_______ is defined as a form of government in which the people exercise their governing power either directly or through representatives periodically elected by them (a) democracy (b) federalism (c) aristocracy (d) plutocracy
The two types of democracy are (a) direct and indirect (b) national and international (c) internal and external (c) classical and modern
The government is divided into three tiers, in which system of government (a) parliamentary (b) federal (c) unitary (d) fascism

The system of government that the head of state is not the head of government is (a) parliamentary system (b) presidential system (c) confederal government (d) federalism
The political and economic arrangement with emphasis on collectivity is (a) communism (b) socialism (c) feudalism (d) capitalism
The founding father of communalism is (a) Josef Tito (b) Obafemi Awolowo (c) Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe (d) Julius Nyerere

The process of acquiring political beliefs, values, attitudes as well as citizenship training that shape a citizen’s political behavior is (a) political culture (b) political socialization (c) political system (d) citizenship education
These are the agents of political socialization except (a) family (b) farm (c) social/religious institutions (d) the peer group
How many local governments do we have in Nigeria (a) 36 (b) 774 (c) 50 (d) 200

What is the name of the speaker of Nigerian house of representatives (a) Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila (b) Hon. Emeka Obasi (c) Hon. Dimeji Bankole (d) Hon. Sunday Dare
The Nigeria senate house comprises of how many members (a) 109 (b) 360 (c) 420 (d) 70
In a democratic setting the source of power and authority is still with (a) the people (b) legislature (c) executive (d) judiciary

SECTION B

Answer three (3) questions, when No1 is compulsory

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