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Question 11
jamb 2000

Which of the following contributed greatly to the introduction of the Clifford Constitution?

ANigerian National Democratic Party
BLagos Youth Moverment
CNigerian Youth Movement
DNational Congress of British West Africa
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Question 12
jamb 2000

Under the independence Constitution of Nigeria, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was

AHead of state
BGovernor General
CPrime Minister
DLieutenant Governor
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Question 13
jamb 2000

The day-to-day operation of public corporations is the direct responsibility of the

Amanagement
Bunion workers
Csupervising ministry
Dboard of directors
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Question 14
jamb 2000

How many states were created in Nigeria in 1967?

A21
B19
C12
D4
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Question 15
jamb 2000

Regional consciousness in Nigeria was introduced by the

ALyttleton Constitution
BClifford Constitution
CMacpherson Constitution
DRichards Constitution
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Question 16
jamb 2000

Federalism was introduced in Nigeria under the

ARichards Constitution
BLyttleton constitution
CMacpherson Constitution
DIndependence Constitution
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Question 17
jamb 2000

Military intervention in Nigeria arose from

Aperceived incapacity of civilians to govern
Bmilitary corporatism and egocentrism
Cinternational pressures for change
Dcivilian desire to give up power
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Question 18
jamb 2000

The political party with the widest spread membership in Nigeria during the Second Republic was the

AGNPP
BNPP
CNPN
DUPN
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Question 19
jamb 2000

Nigeria observed the principle of collective responsibility between

A1993 and 1999
B1985 and 1993
C1979 and 1983
D1960 and 1966
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Question 20
jamb 2000

The General Purpose Committee of the local government functions as a

ACommittee for awarding contracts
Bcabinet of the local government
Cbody responsible for supervising self-help projects
Dcommittee of the government on public relations
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Question 21
jamb 2000

The main attributes of a state are

APopulation, territory, government and sovereignty
Bthe press, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary
Cfederal, state and local governments
Dgovernment, the police and the armed forces
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Question 22
jamb 2000

Separation of powers is a principle which enables each arm of government to

Aprobe one another
Boverlap the functions of the other
Ccarry out its constitutional functions
Dmoderate the scope of the constitution
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Question 23
jamb 2000

The Supreme Court, through its interpretations of the constitution, is a

Aprotector of the state
Bguardian of freedom
Cpreserver of the status quo
Dparticipator in the politics of the state
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Question 24
jamb 2000

Under the Presidential system of government the legislature and the executive are

Aelected separately to a fixed term
Belected separately to an unfixed term
Cappointed by the judiciary to a fixed term
Dappointed at the same time to an unfixed term
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Question 25
jamb 2000

Constitutionalism refers to the

Aprocess of operating a constitution
Bprocess of drafting a constitution
Cadherence to a constitution
Damendment of an existing constitution
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Question 26
jamb 2000

Which of the following electoral bodies in Nigeria conducted elections from 1979 to 1983?

ANational Electoral Commission
BIndependent Electoral Commission
CFederal Electoral Commission
DNational Electoral Commission of Nigeria
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Question 27
jamb 2000

One of the central tenets of the fascist doctrine is that the leader is

Asupreme relative to the constitution
Bsubordinate to the norms of the society
Csubordinate to the laws of the state
Dweak relative to the constitution
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Question 28
jamb 2000

Coalition government arises when

Aone of the parties has a majority in parliament
Bno party has a majority in parliament
Ctwo or more parties co - operate to pass a bill in parliament
Dthe ruling party is defeated in parliament
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Question 29
jamb 2000

A characteristic of public opinion is that it is

Apositive
Bstatic
Cdynamic
Dnegative
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Question 30
jamb 2000

One of the major sources of a constitution is

Ajudicial precedence
Bpolitical debate
Copinion poll
Dexecutive order
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