JAMB - Government (1987)
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A confederal system of government means
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strong regional governments and a weak central authority
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The organs of government which are normally fused in a military regime are the
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Legislature and the Executive
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In a monarchical form of government sovereignty resides with
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A Constitution is rigid if it
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requires special procedures for amendment
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In a unitary state, power is concentrated in the
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Fundamental rights are best guaranteed by
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The main objective of pressure groups is to
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protect the interests of its members
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The main objective of pressure groups is to
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protect the interests of its members
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A parliamentary system of government is characterized by
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Under proportional representation, elections are won on the basis of
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votes received relative to those of other parties
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A special election organised to decide on a political issue is
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citizens qualified to vote
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The term 'Rule of Law' refers to situations is which
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Which of the following is NOT a unique feature of federal constitution?
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Independence of the constitution
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An important principle of the Civil Service is
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Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic feature of a state?
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In a federal system of government
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the central government has exclusive power over defence and foreign affairs
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Bicameral legislature exists
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to prevent the concentration of power in one legislative house
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Socialism is associated with
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The body that selects the head of government following a general election is the
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In liberal democracies, elections help to
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determine the acceptability of the government
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A major feature of the presidential system of government is that the
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president is not a member of the legislature
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The termination of a session of a legislature by proclamation issued by the head of state is called
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The forceful domination of one country by another is called
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Which of the following traditional political system was republican?
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Which of the following is a function of the local government in Nigeria?
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Collection of radio and television licence fees
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An important factor that brought about the introduction of federalism in Nigeria was the
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diversity and complexity in social and cultural patterns
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When did Nigeria adopt the nineteen state structure?
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Who was the architect of the British rule in Nigeria?
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The head of the first military government in Nigeria was
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General Johnson Aguiyi- Ironsi
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Herbert Macaulay was architect of the president of
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The Nigerian Youth Movement was formed to
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fight for greater participation of Nigerians in colonial politics
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Under the indirect rule system
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chiefs were allowed to govern their people
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The fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy in the 1979 Constitution do NOT include
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federal character and inequality
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Nigerian federalism before 1966 was be devilled by
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uneven sizes of the constituent regions
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Nigeria attained independence in 1960 through
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negotiation between the British government and Nigerian nationalists
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The Clifford Constitution was notable for
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establishing the legislative council
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Under the Macpherson Constitution members of the central legislature were
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chosen from the regional legional legislature
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The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was
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The foremost nationalist leaders in pre- independent Nigeria were
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Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe/ Obafemi Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello
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The 1976 Local Government Reforms declared that traditional rulers should
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regulations enacted by the local governments
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One of the objectives of the OAU is to ensure
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non-interference in internal affairs of member states
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The administrative headquarters of ECOWAS is in
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The UNO was founded in 1945 to replace the
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ensuring world peace and security
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Which of the following countries belonged to the Casablanca Group?
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The Commonwealth of Nations is made up of
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Britain and some of her former colonies
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Public corporations are set up to
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cater for those businesses that cannot be left entirely to private enterprise
