JECONIAH MODEL COLLEGE
9TH AVENUE, IPOYEWA PHASE 1, VIA ADAMO, OGIJO
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
Examination malpractices may lead to a repeat of the subject or suspensions don’t be involved.
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT TIME: 2hrs CLASS: SS 1
1. Government as institution of state is a ______ (a) motor of influence machinery (b) machinery
established by the state to organise the state, manage its affairs (c) machinery to build up capacity.
(d) An organization to build up the people.
2. The need for government came up as a result of people _______ (a) living together, interacting and
working together as well as forming different associations. (b) Fighting and killing one another. (c)
Forcing people to respect each other (d) following people to church.
3. The basic function of the judiciary is to (a) interpreted the law (b) make law (c) implement law (d)
service law.
4. The basic function of the executive is to ______ (a) implement law. (b) Make law (c) interpretation
of law (d) influence machinery.
5. The following are the attributes of government except _____ (a) law (b) political power (c) revenue
(d) rigging.
6. One of these is not a feature of state (a) permanence (b) defined territory (c) population (d) Schools
captured.
7. The following are forms of power except (a) political power (b) economic power (c) military power
(d) upper power.
8. Power is the capacity to affect ______ (a) good attitude (b) Win further hero (c) another's
behaviour by the threat of sanction (d) negative behaviour.
9. One of this is a source of power is ____ (a) the constitution (b) gerrymandering (c) Salus (d)
greengage.
10. Sovereign state is referred to as ___ (a) government (b) permanence (c) independent (d)
populations
11. A nation is a group of people who share common ____ (a) historical background (b) form (c)
country (d) household
12. Coercion means the use of (a) action (b) Marley (c) power (d) force.
13. Authority is the formal or legal right to make and _____ (a) punish people (b) blackmail people (c)
enforce laws (d) common people.
14. One of these is not a source of political authority (a) traditional (b) charismatic (c) locomotive (d)
legal.
15. Legal authority is mostly sourced from the ___ (a) constituency (b) independence (c) charitable (d)
constitution.
16. Delegated authority is mostly given to ____ (a) someone to exercise (b) elders to judge (c)
ministries (d) church leaders.
17. Legitimacy means ____ (a) acceptance and recognition (b) forbidden (c) Thomas Hobbes (d)
independence.
18. Direct democracy is one which allows citizens to ____ (a) meet periodically to discuss issues (b)
fight periodic (c) Rep periodically (d) misuse opportunities
JECONIAH MODEL COLLEGE
9TH AVENUE, IPOYEWA PHASE 1, VIA ADAMO, OGIJO
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
19. One of these is a merit of democracy (a) legitimacy (b) independence (c) sovereign (d) authority.
20. Political culture is d way people behave in their political ____ (a) Authority (b) judiciary (c)
activities (d) gerrymandering
21. One of the foremost agent of socialization is ____ (a) club (b) Church (c) mosque (d) family.
22. ___ is an agent of political socialisation (a) mass media (b) computer (c) gasoline (d) gunpowder
23. The following are determinants of political culture except ____ (a) instability (b) ethnic difference
(c) historical development (d) building households.
24. Communalism speaks about ______ (a) collectivity (b) common people (c) compromise (d)
communication
25. The following are features of socialism except (a) code bureau (b) means of production (c) Nations
wealth (d) employment.
26. All of these is not a feature of socialism except (a) code of conduct (b) village community (c)
landed property (d) production.
27. A feature of a Communist state is _____ (a) Common ownership (b) golden chance (c) Karl Marx
(d) Baron Montesquieu.
28. Socialism is associated with (a) Karl Marx (b) Baron Montesquieu (c) AV Dicey (d) Kwame
Nkrumah.
29. The economic system which supports competition is (a) capitalism (b) socialism (c) feudalism (d).
Parliamentary.
30. The following are features of capitalism except _____ (a) consumer sovereignty (b) production (c)
competitive market (d) border.
THEORY
Attempt 3 questions only.
1. Explain the following:
i. Communism,
ii. Capitalism,
iii. Socialism
iv. Totalitarianism.
2. What is Government as an academic field of study?
b. state the functions of the 3 organs of government.
3. What is political culture, political socialisation.
b. List 5 agent of political socialisation
4. Define feudalism
b. State 4 features of capitalism
5. Discuss extensively Sovereignty
b . State 4 limitations of sovereignty of a state.
