The formation and implementation of policies are the major duties of the
- A. police
- B. judicary
- C. executive
- D. legislature
Which of the following is a feature of a confederation?
- A. it has a rigid constitution
- B. the central government is stronger than the component units
- C. there is a legal right of secession
- D. there is no provision for a state constitution
Which of the following is a factor in the formation of a federation?
- A. Desire for a union
- B. Absence of a common enemy
- C. Small population
- D. Geographical incontiguity
The system of government in which the president acts as the head of state and the head of government is
- A. diarchy
- B. Presidential
- C. unitary
- D. parliamentary
Which of the following is true of a parliamentary system of government?
- A. there is an Executive President
- B. Fusion of powers is discouraged
- C. Collective responsibility is emphasized
- D. The Prime Minister is the head of the judiciary
In a unitary state, governmental powers are concentrated at the
- A. component units
- B. local level
- C. centre
- D. regions
Centralization of power is a feature of a
- A. federal system
- B. unitary system
- C. confederal system
- D. presidential system
which of the following is not within the scope of a constitution?
- A. Fundamental Human Rights
- B. Organs of government
- C. Coup d'etat
- D. Preamble
Which of the following is not a source of a country’s constitution?
- A. Legislative decisions
- B. past contitutions
- C. writ of Mandamus
- D. Judicial precedents
Constitutionalism implies that
- A. citizens should read the constitution always
- B. leaders should ignore the dictates of the constitution
- C. citizens should challenge the provisions of the constitution
- D. leaders should act according to the stipulations of the constitution
Fundamental Human Rights seek to
- A. promote the dignity of man
- B. train political activists
- C. encourages economic activities
- D. enthrone mob rule
One of the criticisms against delegated legislation is that it
- A. promotes separation of powers
- B. is not parctised in advanced countries
- C. encroaches on parliamentary power
- D. gives too much power to the judicary
Delegated legislation is necessary because it
- A. helps to promote dictatorship
- B. prevents even development
- C. is useful in times of emergency
- D. gives a lot of power to the president
The rule of law is observed when
- A. democracy is practised
- B. laws are kept scret
- C. revolution is encouraged
- D. only the elite can govern
Monarchy means government
- A. headed by a king
- B. by the people
- C. of the majority
- D. run by the elite
Totalitarianism means a government headed by
- A. a dictor
- B. wealthy people
- C. educated elite
- D. the masses
As a political ideology, communism seeks to
- A. accumulate capital in the hands of a few
- B. accommodate division of citizens into classes
- C. eliminate all forms of socio-economic inequalities
- D. create economic opportunities for profit making
Which of the following is a feature of a state?
- A. Pursuance of sectional interest
- B. Colonial expericnce
- C. Territorial boundary
- D. Temporary existence
Government can be defined as the study of
- A. constitutions
- B. cabinet system of government only
- C. how people rule themselves
- D. presidential system of government only