Welcome to your Grade 8 Citizenship Education chapter 2
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
According to the Montevideo Convention, how many elements are required for a state?
2.
Which of the following is an element of a state according to the Montevideo Convention?
3.
In terms of state and government relationship, which is described as abstract?
4.
What is the term for a state structure where all political power is concentrated in a single central government?
5.
In a federal state structure, how is power distributed?
6.
Which system of government is characterized by a superior position of the president?
7.
What is a key feature of a Parliamentary system of government?
8.
When did Ethiopia adopt a federal parliamentarian system of government?
9.
Which regime in Ethiopia was known for campaigning for literacy?
10.
Which form of government is associated with the right of self-determination in Ethiopia?
11.
What is described as the "brain of the state"?
12.
Under a unitary constitution, what can the central government do to lower level governments?
13.
Which structure involves a loose association of independent states for specific purposes?
14.
What is the main difference between state and government regarding continuity?
15.
Which Ethiopian regime was characterized by promoting feudalism?
16.
In which system is there a strict separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches?
17.
What does "state is source of legitimacy for government" mean?
18.
Which element is shared by both federal and unitary state structures?
19.
In the Derg regime, which of the following was a key action?
20.
What happens in the absence of government according to the textbook?
21.
A state is described as extrinsic to human beings, while government is described as:
22.
Which of the following is NOT an element of state?
23.
Which state structure is most common in the world today?
24.
What is the administrative bureaucracy that controls the state apparatus?
25.
In a parliamentary system, who holds the executive power?
26.
What is a limitation of the Imperial regime mentioned?
27.
Which structure has regional states delegated power by the constitution?
28.
The 1995 Ethiopian Constitution established which type of state?
29.
Which element refers to the supreme power of a state to govern itself?
30.
What term refers to a specific group of people in power at a given time?
