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Indirect election refers to an election that
A is conducted through an electoral college
B allows voters to vote for themselves
C is solely organized by the citizens
D allows voter to cast their votes openly
E is supervised by the police
Which of the following methods can be used by the Legislature to check the Executive in a presidential system?
A Dissolution
B Delegated Legislation
C Court Injunction
D Impeachment
E Devolution
One major disadvantage of a two-party system is that
A choice of political associations is limited
B choice of party candidates is without limit
C political education is for party members only
D party leaders are allowed to contest elections
E franchise is usually restricted to property owners
The Executive arm of government refers to a body which
A supervises councillors
B makes laws
C administers the law
D supervises elections
E interprets the law
Presidential system of government allows the
A President to be a member of the legislature
B Executive to be members of the Legislature
C Judiciary to be a part of the Executive
D President to dismiss members of the Legislature
E President to elect ministers from outside the Legislature
A singled-member constituency is one in which
A two or more representatives are elected from one constituency
B only one candidate can contest election
C only one representative is elected from each constituency
D opposition candidates are not alloews to contest elections
E franchise is limited in all constituencies
A government shared by two authorities is called
A diarchy
B theocracy
C gerontocracy
D aristocracy
E monarchy
In parliamentary system of government a vote of no confidence means expression of disapproval of
A government 's general policies
B the activities of the court of law
C the opposition's methods of campaign
D the activities of trade unions
E leadership of the Armed Force
A state is said to be unitary if it
A has a rigid constitution
B is orgnized under a single government
C is headed by a Prime Minister
D is under military rule
E unites its people
Collective responsibility implies that every member of cabinet
A is responsible to the Head of State
B obeys the Prime Minister without questions
C may support or oppose the decision made by the cabinet
D take the credit or blame for the decisions made by the cabinet
E must oppose the legislature at question times
The communist ideology was propounded by
A Charles De Gaulle
B Kari Marx
C John Locke
D Williams Du Bois
E Rajiv Gandhi
In the legislature, a private member's bill is
A introduced by a member of Parliament
B related to matters of local interest
C related to matters of sanitary nature
D introduced by the Executive
E introduced by a member of Cabinet
The legislature of a federal system of government is usually
A unicameral
B multi-cameral
C bicameral
D rigid
E flexible
Concurrent list in a federal constitution issues within the legislative powers of the
A federal and local councils
B army and local government
C police and the ligislature
D federal government and state government
E president and chief justice
One of the reasons why states form a federation is to
A make the government of a smaill nation easy
B keep the residual powers
C cater for local differences
D be able take quick decisions
E have a rigid constitution
A constitution that requires a complex procedure for the amendment of its provision is described as
A unwritten
B flexible
C classified
D rigid
E unitary
Which of the following countries has an unwritten constitution?
A Ghana
B Nigeria
C Canada
D Britain
E USA
A system where at least two levels of government derive their powers from the constitution is called
A unitary
B cabinet
C federal
D presidential
E communist
The purpose of Montesquieu's argument for the separation of powers was to
A prevent tyranny by the government
B promote the efficiency of government
C ensure equality of all before the law
D promote unity in the machinery of govement
E enhance the efficiency of the state
The principle that any government that loses the support of the legislature resigns is practised in a
A unitary system
B monarchical system
C presidential system
D federal system
E Cabinet system
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