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Worksheetsyear 10 government unit test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. Political parties aim at all the following except
a. contesting elections
b. forming a government
c. organizing general elections
d. educating the electorate politically
The lack of interest in politics by many citizens is called
Political unrest
Civil agitation
Mass apathy
Mass protest
The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of
a. Political parties
b. Constituencies
c. Voters
d. Electoral candidates.
____________ is a type of governmental political arrangement in which political parties are permitted to operate for the purpose of forming government on political party basis
electoral commission
mass aparthy
party system
political liberty
an organised group of people who same belief and ideology with the aim of gaining political power are known as _______
pressure group
parliament
political party
social group
Nigeria as a country operates _____________________ party system
one
two
three
multiple
________ refers to the public declaration of principles, purpose and plan a political party intend to adopt
franchise
manifesto
programme
constitution
which of these political parties draw its members from the wealthiest members of the society
elitist party
social party
monarch party
chief's party
which of the political party draw it members from every section of the society
elite party
religious
charismatic party
mass party
which of these is a function of a political aprty
law making
organizing election
maintain law and order
present candidates for election contest
which of these is not a factor that determine the success of a political party in an election
effective organization
strong financial base
efficient leadership
poor manifesto
another name for pressure group is __________
social interest group
action group
anomic group
freedom fighters
a group of individuals that that seeks to persuade the government to their interest are called
pressure group
political party
scouts
terrorist
one of these is not a type of pressure group
economic pressure group
professional pressure group
religious pressure group
vibrant pressure group
an organised mob group which are interested in immediate achievement of of goals through violence are
anomic pressure group
social group
strike group
boycott group
pressure groups can achieve their goal in the following ways except
strike
lobby
demostration
libel
collective view and beliefs held by majority of the citizens in a society about the public is ________________________
political apathy
demonstration
public opinion
segregation
__________ may be defined as the right of every adult citizens to vote and be voted for
belief
norm
permanence
franchise
one of these is not a condition voters re required to fulfill
age
registration
citizenship
marriage
in Nigeria ________ is the minimum age for a voter in an election
16
17
18
19
