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WorksheetsGovernment Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The role of an Ombudsman is to
Investigate problems sent to him by the Prime Minister
Examine cases of corruption in the public service
Investigate complaints by individuals about alleged unjust treatment
Investigate malpractices of the magistrates and police officers
Which of the following is NOT a role of trade unions?
Monitoring safety of workers at the workplace
Reporting negligent workers to management
Bargaining for workers’ welfare
(A) Educating workers about the rights on the job
Which of the following is NOT included in the written constitution of a country
Methods of taxation of citizen
Powers and functions of officers of state
Powers and responsibilities of Parliament
Rights and responsibilities of citizens
A budget has a deficit when expenditure is
Less than revenue
Equal to revenue
Greater than revenue
Sufficient to finance development
Which of the following has executive functions?
Senate
Parliament
Cabinet
House of Representatives
In all CARICOM countries citizens have the right to vote. This situation is preserved because
Citizens would only vote if required by law to do so
Elections occur every four or five years
There are two or more political parties in each of these countries
Election is a democratic way to choose a government
The system under which a country is governed by a few influential people is known as
Anarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Republicanism
Which of the following is NOT a function of educational and religious institutions?
Providing socially correct ways of living
Transmitting culture to the young
Giving a sense of identity to citizens
Making just laws to suit society’s
needs
The system of government in the Caribbean in which Governor exercised total control was known as
Representation
Self-government
Associated statehood
Crown colony
In a democratic society, the police trespass on the rights of citizens when they
Arrest and change offenders
Search homes without a warrant
Ensure that citizens obey the law
Secretly follow suspects from place to place
The role of the Opposition in Parliament can BEST be described as
Analyzing government’s policies and presenting alternatives
Opposing policies which the ruling party proposes
Inciting civil disobedience and mass protest
Voting in favour of all debated in Parliament
Which of the following cases may be tried ENTIRELY in a magistrate’s court?
A company declaring bankruptcy
A couple filing for divorce
A person being accused of murder
A youth being accused of stealing
In the English-speaking Caribbean, the FIRST court of hearing for criminal offences is usually the
Magistrate Court
Court of Assizes
Coroners Court
Court of appeal
An individual may be deprived of his constitutional rights only if
The Head of State has resigned
There is a natural disaster
The Cabinet has been reshuffled
A state of emergency has been declared
Which of the following statements are true of simple proportional representations?
I. Each party puts up a list of candidates to contest the election as one group
II. The whole country is treated as a single constituency
III. The party obtains a percentage of seats corresponding to the percentage of votes it receives
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
The body of principles and rules defining the relationship of the government to the people is referred to as the
Constitution
Corporation
Federation
Institution
A national police force has the responsibility for
Making laws
Enforcing laws
Amending laws
Repealing laws
A government is LEAST likely to spend the money it collects in taxes on
Religion
Road maintenance
Public Utilities
Defence
Which of the following are society’s reasons for putting criminals in prison?
I. To reform them so they may eventually rejoin the community
II. To discourage others from committing similar crimes
III. To prevent them from continuing to commit crimes
IV. To allow crime victims to get revenge
I,II and III only
I, II and IV Only
II, III and IV only
I, II, III and IV
