Civics 2011 — EUEE past paper

During the Ethiopian Students' Movement of the 1960 and 1970s, the main slogan of the students was

A.“One United Ethiopia or Death”
B.“Land to the Tiller”
C.“Church and State Should be Separate”
D.“Cultural Equality of Nations and Nationalities”

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AnswerB“Land to the Tiller”

The Ethiopian Students' Movement's central demand was radical land reform, and the cry for land to the tiller condensed its campaign against tenancy and landlordism into a single phrase.

Building a democratic system · U1

Constitutional rights include:

A.respect for rules and regulations.
B.paying taxes willingly and timely.
C.positive response to a national emergency call.
D.getting opportunity to learn in schools.

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AnswerDgetting opportunity to learn in schools.

A right is a benefit the constitution guarantees and the state must make available, so schooling is an entitlement, while obeying laws, paying taxes and answering emergency calls are duties owed in return.

Rule of law · U2

Fairness refers to:

A.favoring peoples of least developed areas.
B.especial sympathy to the poor and persons with disability.
C.distribution of benefits according to one's contribution.
D.sharing the benefits of the country equally to all ethnic groups.

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AnswerCdistribution of benefits according to one's contribution.

Fairness means giving each person what is due to them, so benefits distributed in proportion to what someone contributed is fair, not an identical share handed to everyone.

Equality · U3

A medical doctor experiences real job satisfaction when he/she:

A.is addressed by colleagues and patients him as doctor.
B.sees the patient he/her treated fully recovers.
C.gets a huge sum of money from his private hospital.
D.succeeds to buy the latest expensive car.

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AnswerBsees the patient he/her treated fully recovers.

Job satisfaction is the fulfilment a worker draws from the work itself, so a doctor finds it in seeing a treated patient fully recover rather than in fees, titles or purchases.

Industriousness · U7

Which of the following best describes a modern democratic constitution?

A.It requires a permanent body to draft it.
B.Its drafting is the responsibility of parliament.
C.Its amendments are similar to ordinary laws.
D.It is the supreme law of a given country.

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AnswerDIt is the supreme law of a given country.

A modern democratic constitution is the supreme law of the land: every other law, decision and official act must conform to it, and whatever conflicts with it is invalid.

Building a democratic system · U1

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