FBQ1: The first and earliest form of government is ______. Answer: Monarchy FBQ2: The ability to intrude into other people’s decision-making process is referred to as ____. Answer: Influence FBQ3: A political system in which several parties contest for political office is known as ---------------system. Answer: Multi FBQ4: Government for the people, by the people and of the people is_____. Answer: Democracy FBQ5: A system in which people of noble birth hold hereditary tittles and offices is called------------------------ Answer: Aristocracy FBQ6: Political scientists rely on ___ facts to make predictions, and to carry out the whole gamut of the challenges posed in comparative political analysis. Answer: Historical FBQ7: A scholar ____ introduced the theory of sovereignty into the study of political science. Answer: Jean Bodin FBQ8: The study of who gets what, when, and how” is defined by ___ Answer: Harold Laswell FBQ9: System theory propounded by---------------emphasizes the kind of activity that expresses itself through a variety of institutions. Answer: David Easton FBQ10: According to -------------------------, politics is a plausible response to the problem of governing, or maintaining order, in a complex society. Answer: Aristotle FBQ11: Politics is also viewed as ____. Answer: Government FBQ12: The __________ system in Britain is a hereditary institution which parliament regulates by the rules of succession. Answer: Monarchy FBQ13: Popular scholar, ________defined history as “the unending dialogue between the present and the past. Answer: Carr FBQ14: The constant interplay between the rulers (elite) and the ruled (masses) is ____. Answer: Politics FBQ15: Privileges enjoyed by the citizens of a given states are called ___. Answer: Human Rights FBQ16: A. V. Dicey explained that a constitution is meant to be a document having a special ____________sanctity Answer: Legal FBQ17: The two major sub-divisions of political science are political theory and political_____________. Answer: Organization FBQ18: Nigeria is a nation of ­­­___ ethnic nationalities. Answer: Multi FBQ19: What is common in all forms of government _____. Answer: Power FBQ20: The ___________ is a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws. Answer: Science FBQ21: Chapter ____ of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 guarantees the citizens’ Fundamental Human Rights Answer: IV FBQ22: In a ___ system, the economic power of the state is linked to the haves’ Answer: Capitalist FBQ23: A ____ system is a network of relationships through which political parties interact and influence the political process. Answer: Party FBQ24: The ________ Method entails a close observation of the political phenomena under study. Answer: Behavioral FBQ25: The branch of study that investigates the laws of morality and formulates the rule of conduct is ­­­___. Answer: Ethics FBQ26: Since the ___ political scientists of the Chicago University, made a clean break with the study of philosophical, historical and institutional approaches. Answer: 1930s FBQ27: The method that seeks an explanation of what past institutions are, in order to appreciate what they have is called ___.methodology Answer: Historical FBQ28: The Chicago school was the forerunner of what became known as the ____ revolution methods of country’s study. Answer: Behavioural FBQ29: Political Science is a branch of ____ sciences. Answer: Social FBQ30: The study of Political Science also flourished in ancient Greece during ____and ____centuries B.C. Answer: 4th & 5th FBQ31: The behavioural school emphasizes the use of ____________and empirical methods in political research Answer: Scientific FBQ32: Greek philosophers major preoccupation was how to create an ________ state. Answer: Greek FBQ33: A – party system operates in a country where only two parties have reasonable chances of winning elections, forming or controlling the government. Answer: Two FBQ34: The political science approach that focuses on institutions is called ___. Answer: Traditional FBQ35: The term ____ means membership of a given state. Answer: Citizenship FBQ36: Adam smith in his popular work, The Wealth of Nation (1776) laid down the ____duties the sovereign must attend to. Answer: Three FBQ37: The method employed in the study of political phenomena of different countries and environments using similar or dissimilar political concepts is _____.system Answer: Comparative FBQ38: The city-state was an organized society of people living in what the Greeks called _____. Answer: Polis FBQ39: A ___ is defined as “a territorial society divided into government and subjects claiming within its allotted physical area, a supremacy over all other institutions. Answer: State FBQ40: The system of laws and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed is called ____. Answer: Constitution FBQ41: The thought that states that supernatural authority that was created by God is called ________________.theory Answer: Divine FBQ42: A country with a federal constitution is called a ___. Answer: Federation FBQ43: The ______authority derives from persons of exceptional qualities who are accepted and obeyed as leaders. Answer: Charismatic FBQ44: The process by which individuals learn or otherwise acquire their political culture is often referred to as ________. Answer: Socialisation FBQ45: The ability or capacity to get other people to do ones wishes, with or without their consent is known as ____. Answer: Power FBQ46: Political ________provide opportunities for representation Answer: Parties FBQ47: Max Weber identifies ___ major sources of authority. Answer: Three FBQ48: The ______________ group are organized bodies, which seek to influence the context of government decisions. Answer: Pressure FBQ49: The British constitution is often described as an ___ constitution. Answer: Unwritten FBQ50: Politically, ______ are the responsibilities the citizens owe not only to the state but also to themselves for effective functioning of a given entity Answer: Duties MCQ1: William Bluhm, defined politics as a social process characterized by activity involving rivalry and ____________in the exercise of power Answer: Co-operation MCQ2: System theory as put forward by ____________ emphasizes the kind of activity that expresses itself through a variety of institutions. Answer: David Easton MCQ3: The study of politics as who gets what, when, and how” was put forward by ___ Answer: Harold Lasswell MCQ4: According to _____ politics is a plausible response to the problem of governing, or maintaining order in a complex society. Answer: Aristotle MCQ5: Harold laswell defines politics as who gets what, when and _____________ Answer: How MCQ6: Political Science can be broadly grouped into_____ divisions? Answer: Two MCQ7: In all forms of government what is common is _____. Answer: Power MCQ8: The branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truth systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws is known as ____________ Answer: Science MCQ9: The following are social sciences courses except ___. Answer: Oncology MCQ10: The following are natural sciences except ____. Answer: English MCQ11: Popular social scientist ____defined history as “the unending dialogue between the present and the past. Answer: Carr MCQ12: Political scientists rely on ___ facts to make predictions, and to carry out the whole gamut of the challenges posed in comparative political analysis. Answer: Historical MCQ13: The branch of study that investigates the laws of morality and formulates the rule of conduct is ­­­known as ___. Answer: Ethics MCQ14: Political Science is a branch of ____ sciences. Answer: Social MCQ15: Historically, it is adduced that ____ philosophers were pre-occupied with how to create an ideal state in the early part of civilization. Answer: Greek MCQ16: The study of Political Science also flourished in ancient Greece during the ________centuries B.C. Answer: 5th & 4th MCQ17: Political scientists of the Chicago University made a clean break with the study of philosophical, historical and institutional approaches in the ____________. Answer: 1930s MCQ18: Political science approach that focuses on institutions in understanding institutional system is called ___. Answer: Traditional MCQ19: The school of thought that emphasizes the use of scientific and empirical methods in political research is known as ______________method Answer: Behavioral MCQ20: The Chicago school was the forerunner of what is known as the ____ revolution methods of the study of politics. Answer: Behavioral MCQ21: The method that seeks an explanation of past institutions towards appreciating the future is referred to as the _______method. Answer: Historical MCQ22: The Divine Rights of the king theory explains that ___________appointed some people to preside over the government of a state on His behalf. Answer: God MCQ23: The thrust of the social contract theory is that government came into existence because of a contract between the ruler(s) and_________. Answer: The ruled MCQ24: The system of laws and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed is called ____. Answer: Constitution MCQ25: A country with a federal constitution is called a _____ Answer: Federation MCQ26: The city-state was an organized society of people living in what the Greeks called _____. Answer: Polis MCQ27: The theory which states that supernatural authority was created by God is called referred to as the ____. Answer: Divine Theory MCQ28: A ___ is defined as “a territorial society divided into government and subjects claiming within its allotted physical area, a supremacy over all other institutions. Answer: State MCQ29: The following are the characteristics of a state except ____. Answer: Membership MCQ30: Adam smith in his The Wealth of Nation (1776) laid down ____duties the sovereign must attend to. Answer: Three MCQ31: The Hobbes version of the social contract appeared in his popular book the_____________. Answer: Leviathan MCQ32: According to Marx, the serfs had no property of their own and the feudal lords appropriated all that was produced through their ____________. Answer: Labor MCQ33: Marx and Engels declared in The Manifesto of the Communist Party that the “executive of the modern state is a committee of the______________. Answer: Bourgeoisie MCQ34: Prominent scholar ____ introduced the theory of sovereignty into the study of political science. Answer: Jean Bodin MCQ35: The privileges enjoyed by the citizens of a given states are called___. Answer: Human Rights MCQ36: Chapter ____ of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 guarantees the Fundamental Human Rights of citizens Answer: IV MCQ37: The membership of a given state is referred to as _________. Answer: Citizenship MCQ38: The responsibilities citizens owe not only to the state but also to themselves for effective functioning of the state is referred to as _______________ Answer: Duties MCQ39: The ability or capacity to get other people to do ones wishes, with or without their consent is known as ____________ Answer: Power MCQ40: Max Weber identifies _____ major sources of authority in human society Answer: Three MCQ41: An authority derived from persons of exceptional qualities which are accepted and obeyed as leaders is known as _________authority Answer: Charismatic MCQ42: The family theory started from the family and expanded to the clan or kinship group, to the community and finally the ___________ was created. Answer: State MCQ43: The first and earliest form of government is ______. Answer: Monarchy MCQ44: Henry Maine has argued vehemently that the modern State or government is traceable to the ______________ decent in every family Answer: Male MCQ45: The major sources of authority are the following except _______. Answer: Scientific MCQ46: The ____________theory sees the emergence of the state as a result of natural evolution. Answer: Evolutionary MCQ47: Edmund Burke asserts that the state evolved out of a complex set of human ___________ Answer: Needs MCQ48: the concept of a nation is ________________ in nature Answer: Sociological MCQ49: Under communism, the nation state system is distrusted because it developed along with____________. Answer: Capitalism MCQ50: The concept of African socialism popularly referred to as “Ujaama” is linked to the teachings of President _______________ Answer: Julius Nyerere