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PES SS2 Civic Education (OBJ) 3rd Term Exam 2025/2026
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  • 1. Nigeria runs a democratic system modeled after which country?
A) Canada
B) United Kingdom
C) Germany
D) United States of America
E) France
  • 2. How many key institutions are mentioned as important for keeping elections credible and power in check in Nigeria?
A) Two
B) Six
C) Five
D) Four
E) Three
  • 3. Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the three key democratic institutions in Nigeria?
A) Political Parties
B) The Legislature
C) INEC
D) The Military
E) The Judiciary
  • 4. What does INEC stand for?
A) Integrated National Electoral Commission
B) Independent Nigerian Election Commission
C) Independent National Electoral Council
D) Independent National Electoral Commission
E) International National Election Committee
  • 5. What is the primary role of INEC in Nigeria?
A) To register political parties only
B) To judge election petitions
C) To appoint government ministers
D) To organize, conduct and supervise all elections in Nigeria.
E) To make laws for the country
  • 6. INEC is usually described as the _________ of the electoral process.
A) Spectator
B) Manager
C) Umpire
D) Coach
E) Player
  • 7. INEC supervises elections in Nigeria from presidential to __________ level.
A) State
B) Ward
C) Local government
D) Federal
E) Senatorial
  • 8. One of the key functions of INEC is to maintain the national register of voters and introduce what for accreditation?
A) BVAS and Voter's card
B) Voters card and Driver's License
C) PVCs and BVAS
D) PVCs and Passport
E) National ID and PVCs
  • 9. Which of the following is a function of INEC during election management?
A) Appointing the President
B) Making laws for elections
C) Funding political parties
D) Judging election petitions
E) Printing ballot papers, deploying staff and setting timetables
  • 10. Since 1999, INEC has conducted how many general elections successfully?
A) Eight
B) Five
C) Six
D) Seven
E) Nine
  • 11. Critics say INEC's autonomy is limited because the chairman is confirmed by who?
A) The Governors
B) The Senate
C) The President
D) The Judiciary
E) The House of Representatives
  • 12. Political parties are described as the vehicles for doing what?
A) Making laws
B) Contesting Power
C) Conducting elections
D) Judging cases
E) Appointing INEC Chairman
  • 13. Which two legal documents form the framework for political parties in Nigeria?
A) Electoral Act 2010 + 1999 Constitution
B) Section 222 of 1999 Constitution + Electoral Act of 2022.
C) Section 222 of 1999 Constitution + Penal Code
D) Section 24 of 1999 Constitution + Electoral Act 2022
E) UN Charter + 1999 Constitution.
  • 14. For INEC to register a political party, it must have national spread, HQ in Abuja and branches in how many states?
A) 36 states
B) 12 states
C) 18 states
D) 30 states
E) 24 states
  • 15. PDP ruled Nigeria from 1999 to 2015 and is associated with which ideology?
A) Social Democratic
B) Conservative
C) Communist
D) Liberal
E) Progressive
  • 16. Which party ruled from 2015 to present and was formed from the merger of ACN, CPC, ANPP and a faction of APGA?
A) LP
B) APC
C) NNPP
D) PDP
E) SDP
  • 17. The slogan "Power to the people" is associated with which party?
A) NNPP
B) ANPP
C) APC
D) LP
E) PDP
  • 18. One of the functions of political parties is candidate nomination through what?
A) Primaries: Direct, Indirect or Consensus.
B) Appointment by INEC
C) Random ballot
D) Selection by the President
E) Court nomination
  • 19. Policy formulation and manifestos on economy,security and restructuring is another function of________________
A) The Military
B) INEC
C) The Senate
D) The Judiciary
E) Political Parties
  • 20. The first opposition party to win the presidency in Nigeria was _____________________
A) ANPP in 2003
B) ACN in 2011
C) LP in 2023
D) PDP in 1999
E) APC in 2015
  • 21. The challenge where politicians switch parties for election tickets rather than beliefs is called _______________
A) Internal democracy
B) Weal Ideology/Cross-carpeting
C) Godfatherism
D) Campaign finance
E) Vote buying
  • 22. Which challenge refers to party structures being controlled by wealthy financiers who handpick candidates?
A) Cross-carpeting
B) Internal democracy
C) Weak ideology
D) Godfatherism
E) Campaign finanace
  • 23. An election is defined as the process where citizens vote to choose leaders like President, Governor or _____________
A) Minister
B) INEC Chairman
C) Senator
D) Judge
E) Governor's aide
  • 24. Which of the following is an importance of elections?
A) It gives power to the military
B) It gives power to the people; leaders rule because citizens voted for them
C) It makes voting compulsory for children
D) It removes the need for INEC
E) It bans political parties
  • 25. Elections promote democracy by allowing what kind of change of government?
A) Hereditary change
B) Violent change
C) Peaceful change
D) Court-ordered change
E) Military change
  • 26. One importance of elections is that it holds leaders accountable because bad leaders _______________
A) Can be voted out after four years
B) Cannot be removed
C) Rule for life
D) Are appointed by INEC
E) Are promoted immediatelY
  • 27. Elections also help to _________________
A) Protect citizens' right: people choose leaders who will defend their interests
B) Increase government borrowing
C) Remove the Judiciary
D) Ban all ethnic groups
E) Cancel voter registration
  • 28. The first main step in the election process in Nigeria is ____________
A) Declaration of result
B) Counting and collation
C) Voting day
D) Voter registration and collection of PVC
E) Political campaigns
  • 29. On voting day, voters are verified using____________
A) Driver's License
B) BVAS
C) Passport
D) National ID
E) Voter's card only
  • 30. The candidate with the highest valid votes is announced as winner by _________________
A) The Senate
B) INEC
C) The President
D) Political Parties
E) The Judiciary
  • 31. What is the first civic duty of every citizen with a PVC?
A) Register and vote
B) Campaign for a party
C) Work for INEC
D) Join a political party
E) Monitor election results
  • 32. Voters should choose leaders based on ______________
A) Popularity on social media
B) Who gives the biggest gifts
C) Merit, not money, tribe or religion
D) Family and ethnic ties only
E) Money, tribe or religion
  • 33. Which of these is NOT advised for voters to do?
A) Participate in the process
B) Vote wisely
C) Choose leaders based on merit
D) Register and vote
E) Sit at home on election day
  • 34. Electoral malpractices are described as illegal or dishonest actions that affect the __________________
A) Number of political parties
B) Location of polling units
C) Fairness of the process of choice of the people
D) Speed of elections
E) Cost of running elections
  • 35. The act of manipulating election results to favour a candidate is called __________________
A) Rigging
B) Intimidation
C) Multiple voting
D) Ballot box snatching
E) Vote buying
  • 36. Stealing or destroying ballot boxes to disrupt voting is known as ________________
A) Multiple voting
B) Underage voting
C) Rigging
D) Ballot box snatching
E) Vote buying
  • 37. Giving money or gifts to voters in exchange for their votes is called _________________
A) Multiple voting
B) Rigging
C) Intimidation
D) Underage voting
E) Vote buying
  • 38. Allowing people below the voting age to vote is an example of __________________
A) Multiple voting
B) Vote buying
C) Underage voting
D) Rigging
E) Ballot box snatching
  • 39. One effect of electoral malpractices is that it ______________
A) Encourages more people to vote
B) Improves governance
C) Reduces cost of elections
D) Increases public trust in democracy
E) Leads to bad leadership and poor governance
  • 40. Which of these is a solution to electoral malpractices?
A) Reducing polling units
B) Banning all political parties
C) Cancelling elections
D) Voter education to teach citizens their rights
E) Allowing only one candidate
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