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Civic Test 1 for grade 8

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Help to suppress citizens

b)

Are changed from time to time

c)

Constitutional and inviolable

d)

Are not part of Human dignity

2.

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

a)

Hospital

b)

Prisons

c)

Human Rights Commission

d)

Civic associations

3.

1. Which of the following represents the function of

ombudsman? Creating:-

a)

Office workers for the bureaucracy.

b)

Citizens that would support violence.

c)

Citizens that would promote corruption.

d)

Citizens that would fight corruption.

4.

Which of the following is currently common function of

both the Federal government and Regional states in

Ethiopia?

a)

Collecting tax

b)

Issuing money

c)

Foreign relations

d)

Establishing national defense force

5.

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

a)

Civil law

b)

Criminal law

c)

international law

d)

Constitution

6.

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

a)

Respect the rights of citizens

b)

Not to have their own political attitudes

c)

Below other citizens before the law

d)

Act above the law

7.

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

a)

Could be tried by the judge of their own choice.

b)

get similar legal judgment

c)

get equal legal protection

d)

could be tried according to the amount of their wealth

8.

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

a)

Penalty

b)

construction

c)

aid

d)

tax

9.

Popular sovereignty means

a)

Peoples’ ownership of supreme political power.

b)

Peoples’ loyalty to the royal family

c)

Peoples’ obedience to the government

d)

Peoples’ concern to their country

10.

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

a)

Ancient Rome

b)

Ancient Greek

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Abyssinia