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Question 1181

jamb 1979

The Queen can do no wrong means

Athe Queen is above the law

Bthe Queen acts on the advice of her minister on matters of policy

Cthe Queen is the effective centre of power in the United Kingdom

Dthe Queen has the loyalty of a vast number of the British population

Ethe Queen is intelligent and therefore can distinguish between right and wrong

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Question 1182

jamb 1979

A good example of a country with a largely unwritten constitution is

Athe United States of America

Bthe Soviet Union

CNigeria

Dthe United Kingdom

ESierra Leone

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Question 1183

jamb 1979

The franchise is

Athe receipt given to tax payer

Ban order of the court

Cthe paper which a voter casts at elections

Dthe right to vote

Enone of the above

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Question 1184

jamb 1979

The main function of the legislature is

Ato implement law

Bto enforce law

Cto make law

Dto interpret law

Eto unllify law

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Question 1185

jamb 1979

In general constitutions are designed to provide

Alegal remedies for all political problems

BClea alternative to military take-overs of elected governments

Cgeneral arrangement rules and national objectives within which political activities are conducted

Dcodes of ethic for politicians and punishment for those who break the laws of the land

Erigid ideological frameworks for nations that operate the constitutions

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Question 1186

jamb 1979

A constitution of any country is basically

Aa mere piece of paper

Ba guide to how the country should be governed

Ca document stating what the leaders should do

Da document stating how to acquire power

EC and D

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Question 1187

jamb 1979

The essence of the United States of America's Constitution is that

Ait is based on the concept that all men are created equal and are endowed with rights

Bthe supreme Court is the most politically powerful breanch of government in the country

Cit is a peculiarly North American document

Dit prtects black Americans at all times

Eit provides checks and balances between the states and federal government

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Question 1188

jamb 1979

The major role of national legislature is to

Ascrutinize and criticize the executive branch

Bstep into political vacum created by weak executives

CExpose and supervise the government

Dmake laws for the general welfare of citizens

Efind ways and means to get money for governments

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Question 1189

jamb 1979

Pressure groups are really

ANuisances which most governments would like to ignore

Bpeople with sinister motives who pretend to serve the public interest

CGreedy citizens who pursue purely selfish interests

Dorganized bodies which try to influence legislation or government decisions in their favour

Eorganized bodies that are vulnerable to giant companies who use them to promote their interests

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Question 1190

jamb 1979

Which of the following are pressure groups?

Athe Nigeria Chamber of Commerce

Bthe Nigeria Union of Teacher

Cthe National Union of Nigerian Students

Dall of the above

EA and C

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Question 1191

jamb 1979

Which of the following is not a fundamental human right?

AFreedom of speech

BFreedom of religion

CFreedom of the press

DFreedom of association

ENone of the above

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Question 1192

jamb 1978

The treaty establishing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was

Aconcluded in Lome (Togo) in December, 1976 after hard and extensive negotiations

Bdesigned as the main pillar on which an eventual African common market would be built

Cthe brain-child of Togo and Ghana

Dsigned in Lagos in May 1975 to promote trade and other economic co-operation in the region as a whole

Eto immediately eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade among members

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Question 1193

jamb 1978

A constituency

Ais the same as a legislature

Bis part of the campaign process

Cis an area or district in which the inhabitants can send a representative to parliament

Dis an important part of every monarchy

Econsists of party executives and freewheelers

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Question 1194

jamb 1978

The principle of universal adult suffrage refers to

Athe right of all adult people to vote

Bthe structure of political parties

Cthe legal nature of a constitution

Dthe right to free speech

Eall of the above

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Question 1195

jamb 1978

The new local government reforms in Nigeria

Aseek to establish uniformity in type, purpose and functions local authorities

Bmake traditional rulers more powerful than ever before

Care a waste of time and the federal government's money

Dpromote unity but allow for some diverity in the structure of local governments

Ewould definitely establish clean and efficient governments at the local level

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Question 1196

jamb 1978

The dominant idea behind the establishment of the organization of African Unity is

Athat Africa must unite

Bto show the world that Africa can also do what Latin American and Asian countries have done

Cto provide a framework and opportunities for-co-operation on common Africa problems

Dto promote economic development of Africa

Eto have its Secretary-General co-ordinate the foreign policies of member states

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Question 1197

jamb 1978

The most remarkable thing about post-independence political development in the Gambia is

Athat the country has been swallowed up by the much bigger country of Senegal

Bthe relatively untarnished reputation of sir Dauda Jawara

Cthat without reliance on overwhelming force, the government has remained in power and tolerated opposition

Dthe uniquely robust economy which the government has succeeded in establishing for the country and distributed fairly among its people

Ethe existence of opposition parties

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Question 1198

jamb 1978

The French idea of assimilation as applied in their colonies

Awas to make Frenchment out of African subjects

Bwould have been allowed to produce more Frenchmen in the colonies than in traditional African

Crecognised real value in traditional African culture and was merely aimed at upgrading it

Dproduced nothing but African puppets in the colonies

Ewas abandoned within a couple of years of its operation

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Question 1199

jamb 1978

Indirect Rule as practised by the British in their West African colonies

Adid not attempt to reform existing traditional institutions

Bwas over glorified and expedient nonsense

Csatisfied neither the rulers nor the ruled

Dhad nothing in common with the reality of french rule in their colonies

Emeant ruling through existing rulers and attempting to check excesses

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Question 1200

jamb 1978

The idea of collective responsibility in the Executive branch of government means that

Ano single member of the executive can take any responsible decision

Ba member of the executive has no way out of decisions made in that body

Ca member executive cannot publicly criticise decisions collectively made without first resigning

Dresponibility within the executive is not unilateral

Eparliament must ratify executive decision collectively reached

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