Second Term Examination
Class : SSS 1
Subject : Civic Education
1. The rule of law can also be described as ___________. (a) supremacy of the law (b) the law is an ass (c) independence of the judiciary (d) equality of all women before the law
2. Another name for representative democracy is _____________. (a) direct democracy (b) constitutional democracy (c) collectivist form of democracy (d) socialist democracy
3. Which of these is not a feature of representative democracy? (a) free press (b) sovereignty of the people (c) free and fair elections (d) election of judge
4. Which of the following is not a feature of rule of law? (a) supremacy of the law (b) equality before the law (c) personal liberty (d) equal access to legal education
5. Which of the following is not the duty of a citizen? (a) compliance with the rule (b) participation in environmental sanitation programme organized by the state and local government (c) payment of taxes (d) voting
6. The relationship between rights and duties is _________. (a) obligatory (b) compulsory (c) reciprocal (d) unclear
7. Which of the following is not studied as part of Civic Education ? (a) Law (b) History (c) Government (d) Value
8. Cultism is ___________. (a) desirable (b) good (c) dangerous (d) association with youth
9. The term pillars of democracy means __________. (a) structure of democracy (b) the presidency (c) the institution and personalities that contribute significantly to the development of democracy in a country (d) the president
10. Which of the following is not a Civic problem? (a) terrorism (b) corruption (c) smoking (d) religious conflict
11. Nigeria is a _________ state. (a) secular (b)” capitalist (c) religious (d) socialist
12. Another name for the common law is ________. (a) equity (b) law (c) regular law (d) rule of procedure
13. The right of an individual are usually written in __________. (a) Bible (b) Koran (c) constitution (d) law book
14. The law made by the National Assembly is known as ________. (a) edict (b) decree (c) delegated legislation (d) common law
15. How many geo-political zones do we have in Nigeria? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
Section B: Theory
1a. What is Federalism?
1b. List five (5) merits and demerits of federalism
2a. What is minority and majority group?
2b. State the reasons for protecting minority interest.
3a. Explain the following terms:
i. Political parties
ii. Free press
3b. State the five fundamental human rights
4a. What is liberty?
4b. List and explain the types of liberty