Civic Test 1 for grade 8

1. Why it is necessary to protect Human Rights in democratic states? Because they:-

• Help to suppress citizens

• Are changed from time to time

• Constitutional and inviolable

• Are not part of Human dignity

1. Which institution plays a major role in Protecting Human Rights?

• Hospital

• Prisons

• Human Rights Commission

• Civic associations

1. Which of the following represents the function of

ombudsman? Creating:-

• Office workers for the bureaucracy.

• Citizens that would support violence.

• Citizens that would promote corruption.

• Citizens that would fight corruption.

Which of the following is currently common function of

both the Federal government and Regional states in

Ethiopia?

• Collecting tax

• Issuing money

• Foreign relations

• Establishing national defense force

A document with political, economic and social principles based on which a country is governed is known as :

• Civil law

• Criminal law

• international law

• Constitution

Which one of the following explains the benefit of limiting the power of government officials? It makes government officials

• Respect the rights of citizens

• Not to have their own political attitudes

• Below other citizens before the law

• Act above the law

In a democratic system, all citizens are equal before the law. This means all citizens;

• Could be tried by the judge of their own choice.

• get similar legal judgment

• get equal legal protection

• could be tried according to the amount of their wealth

The money that a government collects from citizens so as to finance the construction of service giving institutions to citizens is known as:

• Penalty

• construction

• aid

• tax

Popular sovereignty means

• Peoples’ ownership of supreme political power.

• Peoples’ loyalty to the royal family

• Peoples’ obedience to the government

• Peoples’ concern to their country

Which of the following states contributed democracy as a form of government to the world?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greek

• Ancient Egypt

• Abyssinia