Government — 2001

The first agent of political socialization is

Baron Montesquieu was noted for the theory of

Political sovereignty in the state resides with the

Which of the following best describe an absolute monarchy?

The modern idea of democracy includes all the following except

Which of the following is a method of acquiring political power in a democracy?

One of the arguments against delegated legislation is that it

A practice by which semi autonomous units are given part of governmental powers and functions is known as

A disadvantage of centralized administration is that

Judicial independence means that the courts are independent of the

A citizen can express loyalty to his nation by

A citizen can participate in the politics of his country by

The office of the ombudsman is created to acts as

A constitution that has special rules for its amendment is said to be

Which of following statements best describes an unwritten constitution?

The process by which people vote to elect their representatives is called

Apart from making laws, the legislature has the important function of

Which of the following is a demerit of bicameral legislature?

One from of delegated legislation is

A system in which one level of government exercises an overwhelming authority over others can best be described as

A major weakness of a one-party system is that it

A multi-party system often leads to the formation of

Under a two-party system, the opposition party is as important as the ruling party because it

The dissolution of parliament is usually following by a

A major function of public corporation is to

Carpet-crossing is a characteristic of

A minister controls public corporations by

When there is a second chamber in a federal state, it

Countries adopt federal system of government because of

The three main contesting issues about revenue allocation in Nigeria are

In Nigeria, the concurrent list of powers belongs to the

Rule by decrees is associated with

Which of the following Nigerian constitutions brought the Northern Provinces into the Legislative Council?

Under the Independence Constitutions of Nigeria, the Court of Appeal was the

The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) collapsed because of

A major reason why the warrant chiefs were rejected in Eastern Nigeria was that

After the annexation in 1861, Lagos became a

In the Hause/Fulani traditional political administration, the Madawaki was the

The chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) during the Second republic in Nigeria was

Among the Yoruba, the presentation of parrot egg to the Oba indicates

One important effect of the 1922 Constitution of Nigeria was the

During the 1964 Federal elections in Nigeria, there was a total boycott of voting in

In pre-colonial West Africa no centralized political administration existed among the

Under the Nigeria Constitution of 1979 representation in the lower House was based on

Who among the following was dismissed from the Action Group at the Jos Congress of February, 1962?

If the receiving state does not approve a diplomat on account of his past activities, he is considered

Nigeria's ideal of Africa as the centerpiece of her foreign policy includes all the following except

The organ of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) responsible for the appointment of the Secretary-General is the

Which of the following is an organ of the United Nations Organization (UNO)?