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In a democracy, franchise is given to all
A Resident adults
B citizens
C citizens except members of the armed forces
D loyal party members
E qualified adult citizens
The three fundamental rights of citizens are
A salvation, property, freedom of thought
B employment, property, and social security
C life, liberty and propery
D free education, peaceable assembly and freedom of though
E freedom of movement, association and religion
The three principal organs of government are the
A Legislature the Public Service and Judiciary
B Political Parties, the Executive and the Judiciary
C Executive, the Legislature and the Public Corporation
D Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary
E Judiciary the Local Government and the Legislature
In a presidential system of government ministers are
A collectively responsible to the Senate
B collectively responsible to the President
C individually responsible to the President
D individually responsible to no one
E individually responsible to the electorate
The most basic property of pressure groups which differentiates them from political parties is that they
A are not as interests in politics
B do not have permanent organizations
C do not support candidate in elections
D do not seek to influence public opinion
E do not nominate candidate as their own official representatives
A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as
A a democracy
B a dictatorship
C an aristocracy
D a monarchy
E an oligarchy
A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed
A the nation
B the nation state
C the state
D nationalism
E imperialism
Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is
A federal
B unitary
C written
D fragile
E rigid
The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it
A prevents governments from becoming dictatorial
B prevents the Executive from functioning
C makes the Executive stronger than the other organs
D makes the three organs hate each other
E leaves each organ of government independent of the Judiciary
A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called
A Feudalism
B co-operatives
C socialism
D communism
E communalism
One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of
A a single recognized party
B pressure group
C opposition groups
D a colonial power
E fierce political rivalry
A constitution is a legal document
A drawn up by lawyers
B enacted by military decree
C forming the basis upon which a government rules the country
D which must not be altered by any succeeding government
E only likely to succeed in a country where there is union government
In a presidential system of government, the Executive
A executes its own laws only
B Legislates all binding laws
C makes laws for the National Assembly
D forms the government
E executes all anti government plotters
The Economic Commission for Africa is an agency of the
A OAU
B ECOWAS
C OPEC
D UNO
E NATO
Nigeria became a federation under the new constitution of 1954 because the constitution
A provided for equal representation between the North and the South
B created the post of a prime minister
C provided for a division of members of parliament
D provided for division of functions between the centre and component units
E abolished te practice of nominating some members of parliament
In Nigeria, the institution that preserves civil liberty is the
A public complaints commission
B federal electoral commission
C law courts
D national securty organisation
E police commission
The general election in Nigeria was held in
A 1933
B 1955
C 1952
D 1959
E 1964
The 1979 Nigeria Constitution provides for presidential elections every
A four years
B eight years
C time the military hands over the reins of government
D time the incumbent is impeached or dies
E time the Vice-President is impeached
The Independence Constitution
A provided for republican status for the country
B created a unitary state
C was negotiated by Nigerians
D was imposed on Nigerians by the British
E introduced the military into Nigerian politics
Under the 1979 Nigerian Constitution, each state allowed to elect
A two senators
B five senators
C as many senators as the state can finace
D from two to five senators depending on the population of the stae
E ten senators
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