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55 questions

1

Delegated legislature refers to the

2

The concept of sovereignty was popularised by

3

A system of government which allowed individual citizens to control the means of production and distribution is called

4

Political authority is the

5

In which of the following political system is the Rule of Law likely to be most enhanced?

6

An essential feature of democracy is

7

Who is regarded as the father of Communism?

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Which of the following is an important feature of a unitary constitution?

9

A major reason for enshrining fundamental human rights in the constitution is to

10

The security and ratification of major executive decisions by the legislature are an application of

11

Which of the following is the disadvantages of confederation?

12

A constitution can be best be discrbed as

13

The process of distribution of powers among authorities distinct from the central government is known as

14

Constitutionalism denotes that

15

Franchise means the

16

Question time in the legislature affords members the opportunity to

17

Public opinion can be best be defined as

18

Which of the following best explains the term manifesto? The

19

Universal adult surffrage is very popular today because it

20

The purpose of an election is to

21

Which of the following is not a method of election?

22

How many Nigerians were elected into Legislative Council when the elective principle was applied in

23

One of the advantages of the simple majority system of voting is that it

24

The geographical units into which a country is divided for the purpose of elections are called

25

Local authorities impose rates because

26

Local government is described as grassroots government because

27

Which of the following is true of a public corporation? It is

28

In the Hausa pre-colonial political system, sovereignty was located in the

29

Which of the following was the most senior official under the British colonial administration? The

30

A major objection to the Indirect Rule system was

31

The development of nationalist activities was more rapid in British West Africa than in French West Africa because the

32

The French policy of assimilation was based on the idea that the African culture was

33

The general strike of 1954 in Nigeria gave force to the

34

Which of the following best describes the position of the traditional rulers during the colonial period? The

35

To have have an orderly society a state needs

36

To have have an orderly society a state needs

37

Which of the following was a resolution in North Atlantic Charter of 1941 that helped to stimulate nationalist movements in West Africa?

38

The first commission set up to work out revenue procedure for Nigeria was the

39

Which of the following is the basic factor in the formation of a federation? The

40

The political parties which formed a coalition government at the center after the 1954 general elections in Nigeria were the

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Which of the following political parties produced four ministers in the National Government of 1957 in Nigeria? The

42

The Nigeria attained republican status through the 1963 constitution means that it

43

The political party that transformed from a cultural organization known as The Jam''iyyar Mutanen Arewa was the

44

The immediate cause of Kano riot of 1953 was the

45

In a presidential system the head of government is called the

46

In the 1970 Constitution of Nigeria the National Assembly was made up of

47

The main cause of the 1962/63 census crisis was that

48

All the following are reasons for military intervention in politics except

49

The second Nigeria military leader to be assassinated in military coup d'etat was

50

In federal system of government , the component units

51

The first executive secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was

52

The supreme policy-making organ of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) is the

53

October 24 of each year is universally marked as the United Nations Day because on this day, the

54

The Headquarters of the International Court of Justice is at

55

The most significant achievement of the United Nations Organisation (UNO) since its formation is the