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Indirect Rule means
A a system of local administration that makes use of Chiefs
B rule by traditional rulers in council
C rule by government officials
D a system of government by a few people
E a system of government common to all West African colonies
Which of the following nationalist was associated with the formation of the National Congress of British west Africa?
A William Du Bios
B Marcus Garvey
C Caseley Heyford
D Nnadi Azikiwe
E Kwame Nkrumah
The Public Complaints Commission is empowered to investigate complaints and to
A prosecute false complaints
B report findings to appropriate authorities
C refers complaints to state government
D reprimand authorities against whom complaints are made
E refercomplaints to traditional rulers
The Nigerian nationalists movement was greatly assisted by the
A trade unions
B traditional rulers
C Council for National Awareness
D Manufactures Association of Nigeria
E Nigeria Medical Council
Bye-laws are made by
A the police
B parliament
C civil servant
D the senate
E local authority
Popular sovereignty belongs to the
A government
B military
C lectorate
D legislature
E executive
A tax law emanates from
A he speaker's bill
B a public bill
C a judiciary bill
D private bill
E executive
In the parliamentary system of government, the ceremonial head of state is the
A Chief Justice
B Prime Minister
C Speaker
D Party leader
E President
To make elections hitch-free electoral commission must be
A able to punish electoral offenders
B given a spacious office accommodation
C ready to help the government
D independence of the executive
E headed by the judge or a professor
The operation of multi-party system often leads to the formation of a
A very strong executive
B confrontational government
C multi-governmnetal system
D dictatorial governmnet
E coalition government
All the following are features of a representative government except
A military rule
B equality of rights
C legitimacy of governmnet
D periodic election
E secession
One of the importance of federalism is that
A any component part can secede at any time
B each state can develop at its own pace
C citizens cannot be txed by both state and federal governmnet
D each state can spend money allocated to it by the centre
E citizens can only be loyal to the state governmnet
Which of the following describes the term Collective Responsibility?
A Ministers are responsible to parliament
B The Prime Minister is reponsible to parliament
C The prime Minister is accountable to the Cabinet
D Cabinet Ministers jointly share prasies and blames
E Permanent Secretaries are reponsible to partliamnet
Which of the following was the feature of the British colonial administration in West African between 1919 and 1946?
A Assimilation
B Association
C Direct rule
D appointment of an African chief justice
E Appointment of the secretary of the state for the colonies
One of the measures contained in Nigeria's independence constitution to ensure the independence of the judiciary was the establishment of the
A Privy Council
B Judicial Service Commission
C Public Complaints Commission
D Judicial Review Commission
E West African Court of Appeal
The National Council of Nigeria and the Cemeroun (NCNC) was formed in
A 1923
B 1925
C 1936
D 1944
E 1951
'' Egbe Omo Oduduwa'' was
A the first political party in Western state
B a political association that fought the British
C the first name of Action Group
D an association that teamed up with the NYM to fight the NCNC
E a cultural association that sought the unity of the Yorubas
One major disadvantage of a two two-party system is that it
A does not allow citizens to participate in politics
B divides the country into factions
C creates two countries
D stifies public opinion
E eliminates pressure group
Which of the following principal officials of the house is not an elected parliamentarian? The
A Leader
B Speaker
C Deputy Seaker
D Clerk
E Chief Whip
The act of influencing legislation by persuading legislators is known as
A Electioneering
B Lobbying
C Gerrymandering
D Socialization
E Indoctrination
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