FIRST TERM SS3 CIVIC EDUCATION EXAMINATION
  • 1. Political participation involves the following activities excepts ______
A) Resisting electoral fraud
B) Regular payment of tax
C) Voting during election
D) Joining political parties
  • 2. All these are modern mode of popular participation except ______
A) Joining political parties
B) Contesting an election
C) Public debates on national issues
D) Protests leading to destruction of life and property
  • 3. Political apathy often leads to ______
A) Low literacy level
B) Low level of participation
C) Good governance
D) Political stability
  • 4. Which of the following may prevent a citizen from voting in a general election?
A) Lack of stable income
B) High cost of living
C) Non registration
D) Political neutrality
  • 5. Civic Education is also called ______
A) Cultural Education
B) Citizenship Education
C) Civic Socialization
D) Citizenship Socialism
  • 6. The constitution is important because it ________
A) It is applicable to the President only
B) Regulates all citizens
C) Allows government institutions to act anyhow
D) Enables a particular ethnic group to control government
  • 7. Popular participation can be achieved through the following means except _____
A) Consultation
B) Election
C) Media
D) Debate
  • 8. The right to life of a citizen becomes null when found guilty of ______
A) Piracy
B) Corruption
C) Murder
D) Vandalism
  • 9. The law enacted by the military are called _____
A) Bye-law
B) Bill
C) Constitution
D) Decree
  • 10. The idea of democracy as a system of government originated from _________
A) Greece
B) India
C) Athens
D) America
  • 11. The major pillars of democracy include all except one of the following
A) The Constitution
B) The three arms of government
C) Lawless society
D) The Civil Society
  • 12. The principles of rule of law are _____, ______ and_______
A) The principle of equality, promotion, patriotism
B) Principle of patriotism, fairness, justice
C) The principles of love, sharing
D) Principle of equality, impartiality, Fundamental Human Right
  • 13. In a democracy, the political power resides in ______ and it is exercised by them.
A) Men
B) People
C) Women
D) Teenagers
  • 14. _____ define democracy as the government of the people, by the people and for the people.
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) A. V. Dicey
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Nnamdi Azikiwe
  • 15. A constitution whose mode of amendment is difficult is known as _______
A) Flexible constitution
B) Written constitution
C) Rigid constitution
D) Federal constitution
  • 16. The two types of the constitution according to the methods of the amendment are ______ and ______
A) Rigid and Flexible Constitution
B) Flexible and Written Constitution
C) Written and Unwritten Constitution
D) Rigid and Unwritten Constitution
  • 17. The following are three arms of government except _______
A) Local government
B) Judiciary
C) Executive
D) Legislature
  • 18. In Federalism, the powers of each of the tiers of government are properly defined in _______
A) The People
B) The President
C) The State Government
D) The Constitution
  • 19. Nigeria has _______ state and ______ local government areas.
A) 36 and 778
B) 774 and 38
C) 36 and 774
D) 24 and 720
  • 20. Citizenship can be attained through the following ways except ______
A) By registration
B) By conversion
C) Naturalization
D) By birth
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