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Question 1031
waec 2006
A constitutional created account into which all public revenue is paid is called
AProvident fund
BSocial Security Fund
CPublic Accounts Fund
DConsolidated Fund
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Question 1032
waec 2006
The system of government in which authority is shared between the center and the component units is called
Aunitary system of government
Bfeudal system of goverment
Cfederal system of goverment
Dmonarchical system of goverment
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Question 1033
waec 2006
The Judiciary organ of government is the body which
Ainitiates bills
Binterprets the laws
Cmakes law
Dmaintains law and order
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Question 1034
waec 2006
The verdicts of judges which are binding on lower courts are called judicial
Aorders
Bprecedents
Ccouncil
Doaths
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Question 1035
waec 2006
In the legislature , a filibuster is one who
Ais in charge of party discipline
Bpresents party bills during parliamentary sessions
Cdoes not take part in law-making
Dprevents the passage of bill by making long speeches
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Question 1036
waec 2006
The number of chambers in a bicameral legislature is
Afour
Bthree
Ctwo
Done
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Question 1037
waec 2006
Police perform all the following functions except
Apublic execution of law breakers
Benforcement of law and order
Cprotection of life and property
Dcontrolling and directing traffic
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Question 1038
waec 2006
The power to pardon any citizen charged with any criminal offence lies with the
Alegislature
BExecutive
Chumang rights organizations
DJudiciary
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Question 1039
waec 2006
A constitution said to be flexible when its provisions are
Aknown by the rulers
Bscattered in seral books
Cmainly in one deocument
Deasy to amend
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Question 1040
waec 2006
The concept of decentralization includes all the following elements except
Adelegation
Bdelimitation
Cdevolution
Ddeconcentration
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Question 1041
waec 2006
The concept of decentralization includes all the following elements except
Adelegation
Bdelimitation
Cdevolution
Ddeconcentration
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Question 1042
waec 2006
All the following are sources of constitution except
AActs of Parliament
Bdevolution of power
Cconventions
Dcustoms
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Question 1043
waec 2006
Which of the following principles negates the concept of the Rule of Law?
ASupermacy of the law
BPrevention of arbltrariness in authority
CEquality before the law
DExercise of absolute power by the President
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Question 1044
waec 2006
The modern concept of the rule of law was introduced by
AK.C. Wheare
BA.V. Dicey
COtto Von Bismarck
DJustice Holmes
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Question 1045
waec 2006
The two components of sovereignty are
Ainfluence and political authority
Bpolitical culture and political socialization
Clegal and political indepence
Dpolitical and economic developments
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Question 1046
waec 2006
The political system which allows equal access to the means of production, distribution, and exchange is called
ATotalitarianism
BCapitalism
CSocialism
Dfeudalism
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Question 1047
waec 2006
The modern ideal of democracy includes all the following except
Aunlimited freedom
Bcivil liberty
Cperiodic elections
Dequality before the law
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Question 1048
waec 2006
An essential feature of a State is
Aavailablility of mineral resources
Bdeveloped infrastructure
Can organized system of laws
Ddeveloped markets
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Question 1049
jamb 2006
One of the greatest advocates of socialism was
ABaron de Montesquieu
BA.V. Dicey
CKarl Marx
DAdam Smith
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Question 1050
jamb 2006
As a component of the state,the civil service is important because it ensures
Agender equality
Bcontinuity in governance
Ceffective cost-benefit analysis
Dequality among professions
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