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A benefit which a country seeks to achieve in her relations with other nations is called
A national interest
B commercial interest
C international diplomacy
D foreign policy objective
The Loi cadre was passed in
The two main policies introduced by the French in West Africa were
A indirect rule and direct rule
B indirect rule and assimilation
C direct rule and indigenat
D assimilation and association
The responsibilities of dividing a country into constituencies and accepting the nomination of candidates for elections are shouldered by the
A Ombudsman
B President
C Eletoral Commission
D Census Board
All of the following were a demands made by the National Congress of British West Africa from the colonial government except the
A establishment of a legislative conucil in each of the British colonial territories
B appointment of an African as a governor in each of the British colonial territories
C establishmemnet of a WestAfrican House of Assembly
D establishment of West African University
Nigeria was a federal state under the constitution of 1954 because the constitution provided for
A equal representation between the North and South
B a division of functions between the centre and the component states
C direct election of mebers of parliament
D the post of a prime minister
Two-party system of government enables the electorate to
A participate in government
B choose freely between alternatives
C moblize faourable opinion for government
D sympathise with government
Which of the following was not a feature of assimilation policy?
A Forced labour
B Compulsory military service
C Indigenat
D Use of traditional rulers
An institution which seeks to redress people's grievances against abuse of administrative power is the
A Ombudsman
B Judiciary
C Directorate of Public Prosecution
D Judiciary Service Commission
The independence of the Judiciary is meant to
A protest the rights of the judges
B safeguard the liberties of individuals
C enable judges enact laws at will
D allow judges to participate in partisan politics
The law-making body in Nigeria is called the
A Congress
B Presidum
C National Assembly
D Parliament
One of the functions of local government is to
A collect company tax
B make bye-laws
C defend the nation
D mint currency
A statutory corporation is under the supervision of
A the Chief Justice
B commissioner or Police
C a minister
D a local government chairman
Which of the following agents of public opinion is the most widespread?
A Mass media
B The schools
C The interest groups
D Political parties
The major objectives of a pressure groups is to
A influence policies of government
B contest elections
C control the machinery of government
D provide political education
Red tapism can be explained as
A the decentralized way of taking decisions
B a flexible way by which government decisions are taken
C the rigid dependence on routine by civil servants
D management by objectives
A system in which two or more political parties form the government is called
A a coalition
B an association
C a decentralization
D a centralization
The manifesto of a political party is a document which outlines
A a country's political party development
B a party's programme
C the national ideology
D the interest of party members
Which of the following factors limits universal adult suffrage?
A wealth
B age
C education
D heredity
One of the main functions of an election is
A co-ordination of electoral activities
B making of rules for governance
C legitimization of the goverment
D creating an avenue for politicans to make money
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