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Question 11

jamb 1982

Bye-laws are usually made and enforced by

Astate governments

Btrade union

Clocal authorities

Dthe Chief Inspector of police

Ethe Senate

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Question 12

jamb 1982

Before it became effective, the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was finally approved by

AThe Nigeria Labour Congress

Bthe National Assembly

Cthe Supreme Military Council

Da referendum

Eall adult voters in Nigeria

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Question 13

jamb 1982

The United Nations Organization was founded to

Aend the Second World War

Bend the Nigerian Civil War

Cpromote World peace

DCo-ordinate the activities of all its members

Eco-ordinate the activities of regional organizations

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Question 14

jamb 1982

Under the present local government system in Nigeria, local councils get the bulk their finances from

Arates and taxes

Bstate governments

Cthe federal government

Dself-help schemes

Efines and penalties by the courts

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Question 15

jamb 1982

The OAU was founded to

Aeffect an immediate politicical union of African States

Bend colonialism in Africa bt 1970

Cpromote the unity and solidarity of African states

Dcreate a common market in sub-Saharan Africa

Eprevent other regional groups from being set up in Africa

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Question 16

jamb 1982

The membership of pressure groups is limited because they

Apursue specific andd narrow objectives

Bare mainly concerned with public interests

Cpromote other people's interests

Dare not friendly

Eare not patriotic

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Question 17

jamb 1982

A Federal system of government is the one in which

Apower is concentrated in the hands of one of the governments

BSubordinate units of government exercise sovereign power

Cthe state governors can sue the central government

Dpower is shared between the central government and local governments

Epower is shared between the central and state governments

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Question 18

jamb 1982

One of the fundamental features of capitalism is

Athat the major factors of production are privately owned

Bthe predominance of the public sector in the economy

Cthe elimination of all forms of competition

Dthe rule of the few

Ethe enternchment of social rights

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Question 19

jamb 1982

The idea of putting everyone under two levels of government at the same time is called

Adual policy

Bdual mandate

Cdual citizenship

Dfederalism

Enationalism

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Question 20

jamb 1982

A constitution refers to

Aany written legal document

Bbasic rules for conducting the affairs of any organization

Cthe doctrine that the power of government must be limited

Drules adopted in legislative procedures

Ethe separation of powers

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Question 21

jamb 1982

A body of people and institutions that make and enforce laws for a particular society is called

Agovernment

Bdictatorship

Canarchy

Dtotalitariansim

Edemocracy

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Question 22

jamb 1982

An unwritten constitution is the one where

Ano part of the constitution is ever written down

Bthe whole constitution is not contained in any one document

Cthe constitution is based on the wishes of the prime minister

Dthe constitution can be amended by a simple majority

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Question 23

jamb 1982

Which of these is NOT a method of election?

ACo-option

BSecond ballot

CProportional representation

DPrimary election

ESimple majority

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Question 24

jamb 1982

In the British parliamentary system, if parliament passes a vote of no confidence on the government, the Prime Minister

Amust change some ministers

Bcan ask the Queen to resign

Ccan dismiss some top civil servants

Dand his cabinet may feel obliged to resign

Ecan Dissolve the opposition party

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Question 25

jamb 1982

A constituency is the same as

Aa local government area

Ba region in a federal system of government

Can electoral district

Dany large town where people vote

Ethe ward

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Question 26

jamb 1982

Pressure groups are important because they

Aenjoy publicity

Bmanage political crisis for the their members

Csponsor candidates for election

Drepresent groups who may otherwise be ignored

Eare not interested in the welfare of the state

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Question 27

jamb 1982

To say that a country has a multi-party system means that

Athere are only two political parties in existence

Bonly two parties can contest elections

Cthe constitution recognizes more than one party

Dmore than one party should from the government at a time

Emanifestos of all political parties are the same

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Question 28

jamb 1982

A court order directing a detainee to be brought to court is called

Areferendum

Bsummons

Cinjunction

Dhabeas corpus

Eprerogative

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Question 29

jamb 1982

Anonymity of the civil servant means that civil servants must

Aserve any government impartially

Bbe politically neutral

Chave job security

Davoid nepotism and favouritism

Enot receive the credit or blame for any good or bad policy

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Question 30

jamb 1982

Which one of the following terms is different from the others?

Atotalitarianism

Bfascism

Cdictatorship

Dauthoritarianism

Econstitutionalism

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