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NECO SSCE Government 2018 past questions and answers

This 2018 NECO SSCE Government set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2018 set with instant marking.

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Sample NECO SSCE Government 2018 questions

1. Which feature gives a state final authority over its territory and population?
  1. Sovereignty
  2. Common ancestry
  3. A single official language
  4. An elected legislature

Answer: A. Sovereignty

Sovereignty is the supreme authority of a state within its territory and its independence from external control.

2. What is the main purpose of constitutionalism in a political system?
  1. To give the executive unlimited authority
  2. To limit and regulate the exercise of governmental power
  3. To transfer all law-making power to traditional rulers
  4. To prevent citizens from participating in elections

Answer: B. To limit and regulate the exercise of governmental power

Constitutionalism requires government to exercise power within legally established limits.

3. In citizenship law, naturalization is the process by which a person
  1. inherits a traditional title
  2. is automatically registered as a voter at birth
  3. acquires citizenship after birth by meeting legal conditions
  4. becomes a citizen only by winning an election

Answer: C. acquires citizenship after birth by meeting legal conditions

Naturalization grants citizenship to a person after birth when the person satisfies statutory requirements.

4. Which institution is commonly a child's first agent of political socialization?
  1. The electoral commission
  2. The legislature
  3. A political party
  4. The family

Answer: D. The family

Children commonly first learn political values and attitudes through interactions within their families.

5. The term sovereignty refers chiefly to a state's
  1. supreme and independent authority
  2. dependence on another state's parliament
  3. ability to speak one language
  4. ownership of every private business

Answer: A. supreme and independent authority

Sovereignty means that the state possesses the highest authority internally and is politically independent externally.

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