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Sample Civic Education Exam Questions and Answers
TOPIC: CITIZENSHIP
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. The following are true concerning rights except ________.
A. Right to life
B. Right to education
C. Right to take your life
D. Right to own property
2. Which of the following is true concerning duties of citizens?
A. Providing of basic infrastructures
B. Construction of roads
C. Payment of taxes
D. Right to life
3. Which of the following is true of a non-citizen.
A. A non-citizen has the right to vote and be voted for.
B. A non-citizen can be called up to join the army.
C. The rights and duties of a non-citizen are derived from international convention and immigration law.
D. A non-citizen is a legal member of the country
4. Obligations of a citizen include the following except ________.
A. Respecting the national anthem
B. Voting during election
C. Being a member of a political party
D. Payment of taxes
5. Which one of these is not among the importance of rights and duties?
A. Payment of tax
B. Social control
C. Due process
D. Discipline
TOPIC: CONSTITUTION
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. A _________ constitution is one which the government powers are divided and shared between the central government and the component units of government.
A. unitary
B. nonfederal
C. federal
D. military
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2. A constitution performs the following functions except _________.
A. Defines the powers of different organs of government
B. State the rights and duties of the citizens
C. State the type of political systems the country will run
D. State the type of sports to be played in the country
3. A constitution can be classified as the following except ________.
A. Written
B. Unwritten
C. Rigid
D. Semi rigid
4. _______ is not one of the sources of a constitution.
A. Family rules and regulation
B. Past constitutions
C. Judicial precedence
D. Acts of parliament
5. Features of unitary constitution include the following except?
A. There is no constitutional division of powers between central government and lower limits
B. There is supremacy of the legislature
C. The component states have their separate diplomatic representatives
D. Unitary government adopts a unitary constitution
