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Which of the following controls government expenditure ?
A The Courts
B The Police
C The Treasury
D The Public
Judicial review means the process by which
A judges review past court decisions and judgements
B the court determine the constitutionality of the actions of rulers
C judiccial precedents are implemented
D the court settles disputes between citizens and government
In the Organizational structure of a mass political party, the policy making body is the
A Secretary General of the party
B National Executive Committee
C National Chairman
D Parliamentary Committee of the party
In federations, concurrent list of powers is usually given to the
A federal government
B regional units
C central authority and regional units
D regional units and local authorities
Universal Adult Suffrage is an dispensable factor in the practice of
A constitutionalism
B socialism
C democracy
D oligarchy
In a democracy which of the following can exert appreciable control on the activities of the Executive?
A Military
B Legislature
C Traditional Rulers
D Police
A multi-member constituency is one in which
A two or more parties are allowed to contest elections
B franchise is restricted
C the electorate is entitled to vote only once
D two or more representatives are elected from one constituency
Elections are held for the purpose of
A strengtnening the powers of the political leaders
B ensuring a peaceful change of government
C creating more political parties
D uniting the people of a country
One of the advantages of delegated legislation is that it
A lessens the work of parliament
B lessens the work of legal draftsmen
C reduces the power of the local authority
D makes parliament more popular with the pople
Which of the following is usually expected to be entrenched in a constitution?
A Ownership of landed property
B Fundamental human rights
C Electoral rules and regulations
D Registration of political parties
Which of the following is basic feature of the rule of law?
A Equality before the law
B Secret trial of offenders
C Exective control of the Judiciary
D Unlimited powers for the police
The Chief Executive in a parliamentary system of government is known as the
A President
B Speaker
C Prime Minister
D Governo-General
The political effect of the removal of the Prime Minister under a parliamentary system of government is
A a general election
B the suspension of the ministers
C the suspension of the constitution
D the dissolution of the court of law
The end of each session of the legislature is called
A dissolution
B suspension
C closure
D prorogation
A federal constitution is usually
A flexible
B unwritten
C written and flexible
D written and rigid
The rights to freedom of speech means that people are free to
A express anything they like about government
B disobey the government of the day
C express opinion within the limits of the law
D participate in government
The rule of the privileged nobility is referred to as
A plutocracy
B monarcy
C aristocracy
D autocracy
Feudalism is a practice in which
A the citizens have no political and social rights
B hereditary landlords ruled peasants
C political leadership is based on force
D the social structure is stratified
The highest stage of socialism is
A racism
B fascism
C communism
D nazism
In democracy, political sovereignty resides with the
A Judiciary
B Legislature
C Electorate
D President
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