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The relationship between the tiers of government in Nigeria can be described as one of
A coordinate and independent jurisdiction
B voluntary surbodination
C superior-surbodinate co-existence
D independent co-existence
The immediate cause of the January 15 1966 military coup in Nigeria was the
A crisis over the population census
B election crisis in the Western Region
C Kano Riots
D Tiv Riots
The difference between commercialized and privatized companies is that in the former
A public ownership is dominant
B government subsidizes costs
C profit motive is recessive
D private ownership is dominant
The 1976 Local Government Reforms in Nigeria transformed the relationship between states and local governments into one of
A equality
B master and servant
C subordination
D partnership and cooperation
The body responsible for running the personal affairs of senior local government staff in Nigeria is the
A Local Government Service Commission
B Local Government Council
C State Civil Service Commission
D Senior Staff Committee
Government-owned companies operating in the economic sector are referred to as
A public investments
B public services
C public enterprise
D public utilities
In the Second Republic,the ruling National Party of Nigeria formed an alliance with the
A Great Nigeria People's Party
B Nigeria Advance Party
C Unity Party of Nigeria
D Nigeria People's Party
In a democracy,sovereign authority is exercised by the
A legislature
B people
C executive
D electorate
Independence of the judiciary is pertinent because it accords the judiciary the power to
A dismiss any judge who has breached the judicial code of conduct
B determine a fixed salary for judges
C determine a fixed term of office for the judges
D enable the judges to try and decide cases without bias
One of the sources of a constitution is
A common law
B corporate law
C statutory law
D constitutional law
In a presidential system of government, the president checks the legislature through
A executive review
B executive order
C legislative order
D exercise of veto
The creation of a classless society is the ultimate aim of
A fascism
B socialism
C communism
D capitalism
In a constitutional monarchy,the authority to remove the head of state is exercised by the
A head of government
B cabinet
C prime minister
D legislature
Unicameral legislature is a common feature of
A unitarism
B federalism
C presidential
D parliamentarism
The economic basis of feudalism is
A trade
B capital
C agriculture
D slavery
The agent through which the state undertakes political socialization is the
A pressure group
B peer group
C family
D school
E A and D
In a confederation,the constituency that a member of the legislature represents is a
A nation-state
B region
C senatorial district
D parliamentary consistuency
In a parliamentary system of government,a vote of no confidence leads to the resignation of
A an indidvidual minister
B the entire parliament
C the prime minister
D the entire cabinet
E C and D
In a unitary system of government,power is concentrated at the center
A with devolution
B without residual functions
C without devolution
D with residual functions
The fundamental assumption on which the idea of the rule of law is based is
A supremacy of the constitution
B rationality of human beings
C equality of human beings
D love for social justice
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