GOD IS KING GROUP OF SCHOOLS UTE-OWERRE, IKA NORTH EAST LGA DELTA STATE
1st TERM 2025/2026 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: Citizenship and Heritage Studies
CLASS: SS 2
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES
1. Citizenship education helps to produce _______.
A. law breakers B. good citizens C. selfish people D. illiterate voters
2. The main goal of citizenship education is to _______.
A. make students rich B. teach moral and civic responsibility C. promote tribalism D. encourage
violence
3. Duties of a good citizen include _______.
A. paying taxes B. disobeying laws C. refusing to vote D. destroying public property
4. National consciousness means _______.
A. love for one’s tribe B. hatred for foreigners C. awareness and loyalty to the nation D.
disrespect for the law
5. One major importance of citizenship education is that it _______.
A. promotes unity and patriotism B. causes division C. encourages greed D. weakens democracy
6. National integration means _______.
A. living apart B. the unity of diverse ethnic groups C. division of states D. corruption in
government
7. Citizenship education helps students to learn about their _______.
A. rights and duties B. games and hobbies C. private businesses D. personal secrets
8. A citizen who obeys laws and pays taxes shows _______.
A. patriotism B. disobedience C. rebellion D. hatred
9. Democracy means _______.
A. rule by one person B. rule by the people C. rule by soldiers D. rule by kings
10. In a capitalist democracy, political parties compete for power through _______.
A. elections B. fighting C. bribery D. appointment
11. A major characteristic of capitalist democracy is _______.
A. private ownership of property B. government ownership of all wealth C. dictatorship D.
monarchy
12. The word capitalist in capitalist democracy refers to _______.
A. public ownership B. private enterprise and competition C. military rule D. communal system
13. Employment helps to reduce poverty because _______.
A. it provides income and stability B. it increases laziness C. it reduces skills D. it causes hunger
14. Which of the following promotes democracy?
A. free and fair elections B. corruption C. dictatorship D. oppression
15. Free education is important because it _______.
A. increases literacy and opportunities B. promotes ignorance C. reduces skills D. encourages
laziness
16. In capitalist democracy, citizens are encouraged to _______.
A. work hard and be creative B. depend on others C. avoid competition D. ignore education
17. The rule of law means _______.
A. everyone is subject to the law B. the rich are above the law C. leaders can disobey the law D.
police make their own rules
18. Free medical care helps citizens by _______.
A. improving health and productivity B. increasing death rate C. causing poverty D. discouraging
doctors
19. A major difference between dictatorship and democracy is that democracy allows _______.
A. freedom of choice and speech B. only one leader C. no voting D. forceful rule
20. Both citizenship education and capitalist democracy promote _______.
A. national development and unity B. corruption C. war D. injustice
SECTION B: THEORY
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ONLY FOUR QUESTIONS
1. Define citizenship education and state three reasons why it is important in a nation.
2. Mention and explain four duties of a good citizen to his or her community.
3. Define democracy and list four characteristics of capitalist democracy.
4. Explain three ways political parties compete for power in a democracy.
5. Discuss three ways employment can help to alleviate poverty in a capitalist democracy.
6. Describe how both citizenship education and capitalist democracy contribute to national unity
and development.
