MID TERM TEST FIRST TERM GOVERNMENT SS 2

FIRST TERM MID TERM TEST 

Class: SS2           Subject: Government          Time:

Answer all questions in this section

1. The process of method through which the people of a given country elect their representatives into different political offices of government is referred to as (a) electoral system (b) electoral college (c) election (d) voting
2. Federal electoral commission (FEDECO) conducted elections in Nigeria in what year? (a) 1979-83 (b) 1999 (c) 1963 (d) 1993
3. A system in which a candidate with the highest number of votes is declared winner in an election is referred to as (a) first pass the post (b) block voting (c) second balloting (d) proportional voting
4. In a monarchy, the head of state is usually (a) a hereditary ruler (b) a military ruler (c) the chief justice (d) the speaker of the house
5. A constitution is said to be flexible when its provisions are (a) easy to amend (b) known by the rulers (c) scattered in several books (d) mainly in one document
6. All these are characteristics of an electoral system except (a) administrative convenience (b) universal adult suffrage (c) constant/ periodic elections (d) independent body
7. Which of the functions of election explains “elections make it easier for the people to remove a bad government from office”. (a) equality of votes (b) change of government (c) election of representatives (d) free choice of leaders
8.  How many types of elections do we have (a) eight (b) six (c) five (d) four
9. Direct election could be by ____ or ____ (a) open or close (b) public voting or secret balloting (c) direct or indirect (d) run-off or by election
10. Public opinion is the view held by the (a) minority (b) majority (c) civil service (d) politicians
11. A free and fair election requires all the following except (a) political parties (B) gerrymandering (v) a long campaign period (d) registration of all qualified voters
12. Which one is correct about the merit of secret balloting (a) illiteracy (b) costly to operate (c) it is democratic (d) it is difficult to comprehend
13. The full meaning of P.O in an election is (a) police officer (b) polling officer (c) presiding officer (d) punishable officer
14. Which year did electoral bodies make use of public voting system in Nigeria (a) 1965 (b) 1979 (c) 1993 (d) 1845
15. The full meaning of IMF is (a) information monetary fund (b) internal monetary fund (C) international monetary fund (d) independent monetary fund
16. Politically, which of these officers performs the function of authentication of voters’ card during elections (a) assistant presiding officer 1 (b) assistant presiding officer II (c) assistant presiding officer lll (d) the police
17. All these are formations of public opinion except (a) bureau of information (b) symposia and lectures (d) the family (d) mass media
18. In public opinion, this statement; “ Voi Supremanex voi deui” means that (a) the voice of people is supreme (b) power intoxicates our leaders (c) rule of law is supreme (d) protest is allowed
19. The body or department in the executive arm of government is referred to as (a) civil service (b) public service (c) ministry (d) parliament
20. A worker in the civil service is called (a) a civil servant (b) a civilian (c) an expert (d) a director
21. According to the structure of the civil service, which one says that; ‘ they are mainly recruited as professionals of different category’ (a) professional class (b) administrative class (c) executive class (d) clerical class
22. The concept of rule of law was introduced by (a) K.C Wheare (b) Prof. A.V. Dicey (c) Otto Von Bismark (d) Justice Holmes
23. Any government establishment or enterprise set up by an act of parliament to provide essential services like electricity, postal services is referred to as (a) local government (b) public corporation (c) company
24. Examples of public corporation are these except (a) standard organization of Nigeria (SON) (b) National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) (c) Nigeria Railway Corporation (d) Water Corporation 
25. The political head and chief executive of a ministry is (a) director general (b) a minister (c) councilor (d) chairman
26. Factors that can hinder the effectiveness of the civil service in Nigeria are these except (a) law incentive (b) formulation of policies (c) Luke warmness (d) bribery and corruption
27. All the following are characteristics of the civil service except (a) political maturity and participation (b) anonymity (c) political neutrality and impartiality (d) security of tenure and permanence
28. The public corporations are set up by (a) an act of parliament (b) the minister (C) workers in the corporation (d) board of directors
29. Which of these countries had tried public voting system in the past (a) Nigeria (b) Italy (c) Ghana (d) France

SECTION B

Answer three (3) questions only, but question 1 is compulsory

1. Exhaustively explain “The Electoral system”. List and explain (3) of its characteristics
2. Explain the term electoral constituency, and list and explain (3) factors influencing the delimitation of constituency 
3. List and explain (5) characteristics of civil service
4. What is a public corporation?