SHS Government practice questions

588 questions across 12 topics of the new NaCCA curriculum, each with a written explanation.

Government explains how power is organised, justified and held to account — first at home, then beyond. Year 1 covers why the subject is studied, indigenous systems of government in Ghana, constitutionalism and the organs of government, state-society relations, and the actors in the international system. Year 2 covers democracy and governance, citizenship, rights and responsibilities, the organs of government in more detail, public administration, statecraft and diplomacy, and globalisation.

Year 1: 5 topics
Year 2: 7 topics
Questions: 588

Question mix across the subject: 339 recall, 192 applying skills and concepts, 43 strategic thinking and 14 extended thinking.

Year 1 topics(5)

Actors in the International System80 questionsThe meanings and types of actors in the international system, non-state actors, and the international governmental actors Ghana belongs to: ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations.Try sample questions
Constitutionalism and Organs of Government93 questionsConstitution and constitutionalism, written versus unwritten constitutions, and the three organs of government: the executive (presidential, parliamentary and Ghana's hybrid system), the legislature (unicameral and bicameral), and the judiciary and its structure.Try sample questions
Indigenous Systems of Government in Ghana45 questionsThe four indigenous government systems studied in the section — the Mole-Dagbani, the Ewe, the Ga-Dangme and the Akan — their structures, features and symbols of chiefly authority, the similarities and differences between them, and the roles traditional leaders play in the socio-economic development of Ghana.Try sample questions
Introduction and Importance of Studying Government64 questionsThe meanings of government (as a field of study, an institution of the state, and an art), why government is studied, and the basic concepts and principles: state, development, power, authority and legitimacy, socialism and capitalism, democracy, feminism, rule of law, separation of powers, inclusion, equality, equity and consensus building.Try sample questions
State-Society Relations63 questionsPublic opinion — its meaning, features, sources, measurement and influence on public policy — together with the mass media (types, principles, censorship, importance and problems) and political parties, their structure and how they compare with pressure groups.Try sample questions

Year 2 topics(7)

Citizenship, Rights and Responsibilities20 questionsThe concept of citizenship and how it is acquired, the meaning and types of rights, how the rights of citizens are protected, the circumstances under which those rights may be restricted, and the responsibilities citizens owe the state.Try sample questions
Democracy and Governance15 questionsIndigenous and contemporary governance in Ghana, the features of a democratic system of governance, and the meaning and features of good governance.Try sample questions
Globalisation20 questionsGlobalisation and development — the meaning and characteristics of globalisation (advances in ICT, global brands, global organisations, integrated financial markets and freer movement of people), and its four types: economic, environmental, social and political.Try sample questions
Organs of Government35 questionsThe constitution and the organs of government it establishes: the functions of the executive, the significance of the legislature in a democratic state, and the functions of the judiciary.Try sample questions
Public Administration54 questionsDecentralisation and its types, the structure and features of Ghana's local government system (Regional Coordinating Councils, District Assemblies and sub-district structures), the civil service and its principles, the components of the public service, and the concepts of e-government and e-governance.Try sample questions
State-Society Relations (Y2)58 questionsThe media and democratic state development, the roles of the media and the mass media in Ghana, party systems (one-party, two-party and multi-party) with their features, advantages and disadvantages, the party system in Ghana, the role of opposition parties, and the composition and functions of the Electoral Commission.Try sample questions
Statecraft and Diplomacy41 questionsGhana in the community of nations: the characteristics and determinants of Ghana's foreign policy, the actors and institutions that shape it, the meaning and types of diplomacy, and the functions of diplomats.Try sample questions

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