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    1. Government refers to all the following except A. an academic field of study B.

    an organized group of
    people that formulate policies C. a process of making and enforcing laws D. an institution made up of
    people with common interest

    2. The system that allows the opposition to participate in governance is A. dictatorial B. collectivism C.
    aristocratic D. democratic

    3. In a democracy political sovereignty is vested in the A. judges B. people C. legislature D. executive

    4. Which of the following is not an attribute of a state? A. Definite territory B. Population C. Government
    D. Common

    5. All the following are experienced by a community without government except A. insecurity B. planned
    development C. lawlessness D. political

    6. Government refers to all the following except A. an academic field of study B. an organized group of
    people that formulate policies C. a process of making and enforcing laws D. an institution made up of
    people with common

    7. Which of the following systems of government is authoritarian in nature? A. Capitalist system B.


    Fascism C. Republicanism D. Constitutional monarchy

    8. According to Charles Montesquieu, the theory of separation of powers is to prevent A. influence B.


    authority C. power D. arbitrariness

    9. All the following are the conditions for the adoption of federalism except A. size B. defence C.
    population D. homogeneity

    10. An institution of government that makes bye-laws is the A. judiciary B. executive C. legislature D.
    local authorities

    11. According to Karl Max, socialism developed as a consequence of the evils of ________ A. monarhcy
    B. communalism C. feudalism D. capitalism

    12. One of the features of an absolute monarch is that the ruler A. is elected by the electorate B. has a
    definite tenure of office C. is elected by the representatives of the people D. wields the supreme power
    in a state

    13. In a military regime, the arms of government that are usually fused are _________ A. executive and
    judiciary B. legislature and local council C. legislature and executive D. judiciary and the press

    14. Which of the following countries practiced totalitarianism? A. Germany, Russia and Japan

    B. Italy, Russia and Germany C. Italy, Germany and Japan D. Russia, Italy and England

    15. The official who enforces discipline among members of his party in parliament is the A. majority
    leader B. minority leader C. clerk of the House D. chief whip
    16. In the United States of America, legislature is called the A. Congress B. National Assembly C. National
    Security D. Parliament

    17. In modern democracy, a government is _________ A. a contrast between the rulers and the ruled B.
    a preserve of the political party in power C. monopoly of the ethnic group D. alternation of power
    between the majority and ninority tribes

    18. In a representative government, citizens exercise their political power A. directly B. indirectly C. in
    reverence for the political system D. under undue political pressure

    19. The following options are today the biggest threat to the democracy of West African States except A.
    election disputes and related violence B. military intervention in politics C. youth unemployment D. non
    involvement of traditional rulers in politics.

    20. A democratic country is one in which the people have the right to A. participate in decision making B.
    disregard laws they abhor C. violently overthrow a government D. punish government by not honouring
    tax obligation.

    Section B

    1a. Define society

    (b) identify four features of a society.

    2a. what is communalism

    (b) state four difference between feudalism and communalism

    3a. Explain five reasons for the study of government

    b. Highlight five (5) features that make democracy the most popular system of government

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