Public Opinion and Electoral Systems

Which of the following agencies help the most in shaping public opinion?

• Pressure groups

• Mass media

• Colleges and universities

• Peer groups

Public opinion can be measured through all of the following except the

• Imposition of laws without any debates

• Conduct of opinion polls

• General views expressed in the mass media

• Holding of referendum in a state

On which of the following grounds can a citizen abstain from voting?

• Religious

• Education

• Wealth

• Health

An electoral system which allows party members to elect candidate for elective office is called

• General election

• By election

• Direct election

• Primary election

The class that controls and supervises the activities of the executives class in the civil service is

• Clerical class

• Manipulative class

• Professional class

• Administrative class

The agency responsible for investigating allegation of maladministration and punishing offending career officers in the executive is the

• Federal Character Commission

• Ethnics Commission

• Judicial Commission

• Public/Civil Service Commission

Which of the following is not a method used by peer pressure groups to achieve their objectives?

• Employing lobbyists

• Embarking on demonstrations

• Embarking on strikes and boycotts

• Contesting for political positions

A "Yes" or "No" vote on a specific political issue in a country is called

• Referendum

• Public opinion

• Gerrymandering

• Suffrage

An effective way of strengthening societal institutions through the expression

• Personal opinion

• Group opinion

• Elite opinion

• Public opinion

The electoral system in which the winner should have more than all the votes of all the other contestants put together is called

• Simple majority system

• Referendum

• Second ballot majority system

• Absolute majority system