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Form 4 History And Government Paper 1 Term 1 Question Paper

Form 4 History And Government Paper 1 Term 1

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:2016

HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
FORM 4
1ST TERM 2016
PAPER 311/1
21/2 HRS

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
FORM FOUR 1ST TERM EXAMINATION 2016

Instructions:

- This paper consists of three sections A, B, and C
- Answer ALL questions in section A.
- Answer THREE questions in section B.
- Answer TWO questions in section C.

SECTION A: 25 MARKS
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Give the meaning of government.
(1 mark)
2. Identify two ways in which Kenyan communities interacted in pre – colonial period.
(2 marks)
3. Give two functions of the Kambi among the Miji Kenda.
(2 marks)
4. Name two items of trade from India that were exchanged at the East African coast
(2 marks)
5. Why did the Omani Arabs fail to control the east African coast immediately after their conquest?
(2 marks)
6. Identify two main crops introduced by European settlers.
(2 marks)
7. Identify the Europeans signatory to Maasai agreement of 1904.
(1 mark)
8. State two rules that govern the concept of natural justice.
(2 marks)
9. Name the colonial Kenya’s pioneer farmer.
(1 mark)
10. Name two leaders of the Kavirondo Taxpayers Welfare Association.
(2 marks)
11. Give the main function of the Judiciary.
(1 mark)
12. Name two commission established by the Grand Coalition Government soon after the post – election violence.
(2 marks)
13. Give one provision of the National Accord of February 2008.
(1 mark)
14. Under what circumstance should the county governor lose his post?
(1 mark)
15. Who is the head of Judiciary in Kenya?
(1 mark)
16. Name one of the superior courts in the New Constitution.
(1 mark)
17. Mention one development philosophy adopted by independent government of Kenya.
(1 mark)

SECTION B: 45 MARKS
Answer any three questions from this section.
18. (a) Name three distinct groups of the Luo.
(3 marks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Luo during the pre – colonial period.
(12 marks)
19. (a) State the grievance that led to the Devonshire White Paper of 1923.
(5 marks)
(b) What were the recommendation of the Devonshire white paper?

(10 marks)
20.(a) Give reasons for Nabongo Mumias’ collaboration with the British.
(5 marks)
(b) Explain the results of the Nabongo Mumias’ collaboration.
(10 marks)
21. (a) Give reasons why there were no Trade Union Movements in Kenya for Africans by 1914.
(3 marks)
(b) Explain the role of trade union movement in the struggle for independence in Kenya.
(12 marks)

SECTION C: 30 MARKS
Answer any two questions from this section.
22. (a) Give three advantages of a written constitution.
(3 marks)
(b) Outline some of the key changes that are reflected in the New Constitution of Kenya (2010)
(12 marks)
23. (a) Show ways in which parliamentary supremacy is achieved in Kenya.
(5 marks)
(b) Describe how a bill becomes a law in Kenya.
(10 marks)
24. (a) Identify five elements of good citizenship in Kenya.
(5 marks)
(b) Explain five ways in which the Harambee philosophy has promoted the development of education in Kenya since independence.
(10 marks)

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