GOVERNMENT BASIC

Which of the following is a major function performed by government?

• Provision of security

• Provision of immortality vacancies

• reducing the birth rate

• Increasing the death rate

The absence of government in a state may create

• a classless society

• anarchy

• gerontocracy

• meritocracy

A major characteristic of government is

• anonymity

• resistance

• sovereignty

• homogeneity

Government as an academic field of study is best defined as the study of the

• function of government

• various disciplines of government

• implementation of the laws of a state

• relationship between ethnic groups in a state

Government refers to all the following except

• an academic field of study

• a process of making and enforcing laws

• an institution made up of people with common interest

• an organized group of people that formulate policies

As an academic field of study, the study of government does not include

• political economy

• comparative politics

• public administration

• ecological interaction

Government as an institution of state is defined as a body which

• conducts elections for the nation

• makes, enforces and interprets laws for the state

• hires and trains political leaders

• makes and interprets laws

The study of government in school is important because the student can

• be assisted by political leaders

• learn about their rights

• qualify for elections

• be nominated for a trip abroad

The primary function of a state is to

• maintain law and order

• provide transport services

• engage in campaigns and rallies

• imprison criminals

Government as a subject refers to the study of

• territorial expansion

• political leaders

• the various nations of the world

• the institutions of the state