Precious secondary school, aramoko ekiti
PRECIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ARAMOKO – EKITI
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PROMOTION EXAMINATION FOR 2016/2017 ACADEMIC SESSION CLASS: SSS ONE SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT TIME: 2HOURS INSTRUCTION: Attempt all questions SECTION A A government is said to be legitimate if it __________ (a) has the people’s mandate to rule (b) is not oppressive (c) accepts people’s criticism __________ refers to supreme power the state has to make and enforce laws within its area of authority (a) internal sovereignty (b) Dejure (c) De facto Power is the capacity to affect another’s ___________ by the threat of sanction (a) behavior (b) power (c) authority ___________ means the supreme power and authority of the state over the citizens (a) sovereignty (b) power (c) authority Which of the following is not a feature of a democratic system of government? (a) official elections (b) rule of law (c) periodic election Democracy is divided into __________ types (a) two (b) four (c) five Traditional authority is derivable from ____________ of the people (a) tradition (b) foods (c) legal The following are the merits of democracy except __________ (a) direct (b) stability (c) legitimacy The following are forms of power except ____________ (a) attitude power (b) physical power (c) political power Authority derived from the exceptional ability of a leader is __________ (a) charismatic (b) traditional (c) legal A constitution is said to be rigid if it ___________ (a) difficult to amend (b) is unwritten (c) can be amended by the president only Who among the following is associated with the concept of the rule of law? (a) A.V Dicey (b) JeanBodin (c) Jeremy Bentham __________ defined democracy as government of the people by the people and for the people (a) Abraham Lincoln (b) J. Santoics (c) A.M. Mill A unicameral legislature has __________ (a) one (b) two (c) four The right of the citizens to vote and be voted for in an elections is called _________ (a) Franchise (b) General election (c) Indirect election The type of constitution that is codify in a single document is called _____________ (a) written (b) rigid (c) federal The lack of interest in politics by many citizens in a country is called __________ (a) mess apathy (b) political unrest (c) mess protest One of the advantages of a unitary state is ______________ (a) less cost (b) development (c) dictatorship The constitution of a unitary state is ___________in nature (a) flexible (b) rigid (c) federal An election held to determine an important constitutional issue is called a ___________ (a) referendum (b) direct election (c) counter election SECTION B (a) What is legislature? (b) Mention five functions of legislature. Write short notes on the following terms: (a) Judiciary (b) Unicameral legislature (c) Bi-cameral legislature (d) Unitary constitution (e) Federal constitution Download 70.95 Kb. Share with your friends:
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