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Grade 12 Civics entrance exam papers, 2005 to 2016 E.C.

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Question 1

Grade 12 Civics entrance exam, 2016 E.C. (2024)

The federal state structure and the power distribution between the central and local units in Ethiopia can be described as

  1. A.a territorial based federation that gives a considerable right to the local.
  2. B.ethnic based federation compromising centripetal and centrifugal forces.
  3. C.ethnic based federation allowing the center to intervene in all local affairs.
  4. D.a territorial based federation that denies the power of the regions..
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Answer: B ethnic based federation compromising centripetal and centrifugal forces.

Why

The FDRE Constitution establishes an ethnic-based (or multinational) federation that attempts to balance the need for national unity (centripetal forces) with regional autonomy and self-determination (centrifugal forces).
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Which years do the Grade 12 Civics papers cover?
They run from 2005 to 2016 E.C. The 13 papers listed here come from these years: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005. A year that is not in the list is not in the collection yet.
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