1. Government as an institution of the state is defined as a body which

(a) conducts elections for the country
(b) makes, enforces and interprets laws for the state
(c) hires and trains political leaders
(d) makes and interprets laws

2. 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 a trip abroad

3. The primary function of government in a state is to

(a) maintain law and order
(b) provide transport services
(c) engage in campaigns and rallies
(d) imprison criminals

4. The functions of the state are achieved through

(a) political socialization
(b) separation of powers
(c) organs of government
(d) diplomatic means

5. A unique feature of a state is

(a) information
(b) anarchy
(c) organized laws
(d) direct democracy

6. Ability to enforce obedience is known as

(a) legitimacy
(b) power
(c) influence
(d) fame

7. A major source of political power is

(a) election
(b) force
(c) influence
(d) ombudsman

8. Power is transferred into authority through

(a) force
(b) legitimacy
(c) judiciary
(d) sovereignty

9. Political authority is the

(a) legitimate right to exercise political power
(b) ability to control political behaviour
(c) right to participate in political campaigns
(d) right to form political parties

10. The extent to which the citizens accept the institutions, officials and activities of government is known as

(a) authority
(b) permission
(c) legitimacy
(d) power

11. The concept of sovereignty was propounded by

(a) Adam Smith
(b) Jeremy Bentham
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Jean Bodin

12. Popular sovereignty belongs to the

(a) immigrants
(b) electorate
(c) cabinet
(d) legislature

13. Which of the following factors places limitation to the application of sovereignty in a state?

(a) civil service
(b) international laws
(c) political culture
(d) political parties

14. Democracy originated from

(a) Greece
(b) Britain
(c) USA
(d) Germany

15. Which of the following is a basic principle of democracy? Rule by

(a) the majority and the protection of the minority
(b) the wealthy few
(c) the minority at the expense of the majority
(d) two political parties

16. The concept of political culture was introduced by

(a) Friendrich Engels
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Harold Laski
(d) Gabriel Almond

17. Which of the following is a component of political culture?

(a) injunction
(b) cognitive orientation
(c) Mansamus
(d) Herbeas corpus

18. The teaching and learning of political culture is known as political

(a) participation
(b) socialization
(c) administration
(d) development

19. Which of the following can contribute to political socialization?

(a) Gerrymandering
(b) tourism
(c) diplomatic immunity
(d) terrorism

20. Which of the following political concepts promotes sharing and cooperation in a society?

(a) aristocracy
(b) capitalism
(c) communalism
(d) oligarchy

21. Which of the following is true about a capitalist state?

(a) private individuals control the economy
(b) the workers are not exploited
(c) government controls the means of production
(d) there is no class struggle

22. The highest stage of socialism is

(a) oligarchy
(b) capitalism
(c) totalitarianism
(d) communism

23. Foreign domination by a group of people for social and economic benefits is known as

(a) nationalism
(b) colonialism
(c) feudalism
(d) constitutionalism

24. A communist system recognizes

(a) class division
(b) the need of individual
(c) human capital
(d) division of labour

25. Which of the following is the lowest in the hierarchy of a feudal system?

(a) Lords
(b) Serfs
(c) Knights
(d) Nobles

26. A common feature of feudalism is

(a) hierarchical land ownership between the lords and serfs
(b) private ownership of the means of production and distribution
(c) separation of powers
(d) fusion of powers

27. An open market economy is a unique feature of

(a) welfarism
(b) socialism
(c) feudalism
(d) capitalism

28. Which of the following political system discourages socialism?

(a) fascism
(b) feudalism
(c) communalism
(d) welfarism

29. The manor is a unique feature of

(a) feudalism
(b) monarchy
(c) totalitarianism
(d) communism

30. The principle of rule of law was popularized by

(a) Gabriel Almond
(b) Charles Montesquieu
(c) Jean Bodin
(d) A.V. Dicey

31. The body charged with the responsibility of preparing a new constitution in a country is the

(a) electoral commission
(b) constituent assembly
(c) judicial service commission
(d) electoral college

32. The institution connected with law adjudication is the

(a) judiciary
(b) police
(c) government
(d) executive

33. Which of the following is not a characteristic of confederation?

(a) the right to secede is allowed
(b) sovereignty resides in the centre
(c) the centre and units agree before taking decisions
(d) autonomous units are more powerful than the centre

34. Which of the following is a function of a head state?

(a) settles cases
(b) arbitrates electoral petitions
(c) creates new constitutions
(d) receives foreign dignitaries

35. Citizenship can be changed through

(a) proclamation
(b) residence
(c) renunciation
(d) announcement

36. On which of the following platforms do political parties mainly present their manifestoes to the electorate?

(a) campaign and rallies
(b) the state controlled mass media
(c) public lectures
(d) inter-party debates

37. In a two-party system, only two political parties

(a) exists in the country
(b) dominate the political scene
(c) register their members
(d) undertake political education

38. Which of the following is not a form of proportional representation?

(a) alternative vote
(b) second ballot
(c) list system
(d) plurality system

39. The efficiency of public corporations can be enhanced through

(a) increased production of goods
(b) appointment of staff based on patronage
(c) frequent redeployment of staff
(d) less government interference

40. A chief could be deposed in the pre-colonial era if he

(a) violated the written constitution
(b) persistently neglected the advice of his elders
(c) refused to collect taxes for the British Governor
(d) married too many wives

41. A common feature in a pre-colonial centralized state was

(a) loyalty to one political superior
(b) absence of single superior political authority
(c) the existence of autocratic rule
(d) existence of separation of powers

42. Under the British Crown Colony system of administration, the head of the executive council was the

(a) Governor-General
(b) Head of government business
(c) speaker
(d) prime minister

43. Taxation as a feature of indirect rule served as a

(a) source of revenue for colonial administration
(b) system of modernizing chieftaincy
(c) policy of making the local people poor
(d) means to ridicule the chiefs

44. One effect of the French policy of assimilation was that it

(a) made all French West Africans French citizens
(b) increased nationalist activities in French west Africa
(c) delayed nationalism in French West Africa
(d) expanded education into the interior of French West Africa

45. The late development of nationalism in French West Africa was due to

(a) absorption of French colonial ex-service men into the French army
(b) migration of the citizenry to British West African colonies
(c) establishment of the traditional council of chiefs
(d) oppressive French colonial policies

46. Which of the following was a function of traditional rulers during the colonial era? They

(a) settled all forms of disputes
(b) implemented government policies
(c) collected and spent taxes and rates
(d) were sources of consultation on customary affairs

47. The first British West African country to practice the elective principle was

(a) Nigeria
(b) the Gambia
(c) Sierra Leone
(d) Ghana

48. The first Pan-West African political organization formed by the educated elite in the early twentieth century was the

(a) Aborigines’ Rights Protection Society (ARPS)
(b) National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA)
(c) West Africa Students’ Union (WASU)
(d) West African Youth League (WAYL)

49. Which of the following is a process in the transition from military to civil rule?

(a) appointment of an attorney general
(b) suspension of the constitution
(c) setting up a constituent assembly
(d) non-implementation of development plans

50. The objective of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to

(a) promote economic development among member states
(b) achieve African unity
(c) establish political unification of West Africa
(d) eradicate all forms of racism in West Africa

 

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