JAMB - Government (2005)
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The power to exercise overall control of the executive functions of ECOWAS is vested in the
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Authority of Heads of State and Government
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Nigeria supports the South-South cooperation as a foreign policy objective for mutual understanding among
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Nigeria is rated in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries as the
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sixth largest oil producer
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The Nigerian-Cameroon crisis over the Bakassi Peninsula occurred owing to the interpretation of the treaty of 1913 and the
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decision of the International Court of Justice
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A major achievement of the OAU was the
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An indication that Africa is still the center-peice of Nigeria's foreign policy was the creation of the
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National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies
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Which of the following served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
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One of the organizational weaknesses of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is its inability to
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A Security Council resolution requires the concurrence of
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9 of the 15 council members
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Under the umbrella of the OAU, Nigeria mediated the dispute between
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The atomic bomb tests carried out around the Sahara Desert made Nigeria sever relations with
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A member of the Commonwealth that still recognizes the British monarch as its Head of State is
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Nigeria's voting at the United Nations is guided primarily by
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The political party formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay was
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Nigerian National Democratic Party
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The first federal constitution in Nigeria was the
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Under the emirate system,legislative functions were performed by the
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The commission established to handle the electoral activities in the Second Republic of Nigeria was
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A distinctive feature of the Richards Constitution was its provision for
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a Legislative Council for the whole of Nigeria
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The failure of the assimilation policy necessitated of the introduction of
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The head of the Nigerian judiciary is the
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Chief Justice of the Federation
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In the First Republic,the official opposition party was the
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Under the 1999 Constitution,the appointment of ministers and ambassadors must be ratified by the
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In Nigeria,promotion of judges is the responsibility of the
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Judicial Service Commission
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The legislative in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution is composed of
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109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives
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The pre-colonial Tiv society can best be described as
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A major function of the State Independent Electoral Commission in Nigeria is the
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conduct of elections into local government offices
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The principle of checks and balances empowers the judiciary to
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invalidate the actions of the other arms
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In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate is declared when he
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records the highest number of votes cast
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The major function of civil service is
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advising government and implementing its policies
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The pressure group that resorts to unconventional methods to achieve its objectives is called
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Citizenship acquired through marriage is referred to as
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The method used to determine the possible outcome of an electoral contest is
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On the basis of its structure,a political party can be classified as indirect if
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its membership is acquired through other groups
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The final stage in the process of enacting legislation is
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How does the president relieve a minister of his appointment in a presidential system of government
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The study of government essentially facilitates the understanding of the
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governance of human societies
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In the Judicial administration, the term " bench" refers to the
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Serfs are the dominated class under
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The ultimate authority in a state is
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One of the foremost theorists of federalism was
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A major flaw in a liberal democracy is
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that it promotes political instability
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An unwritten Constitution is
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partially written and based on convention
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The most important aspect of political participation in a democracy is
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An elected legislator in a presidential system can loose his seat by
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Under a parliamentary system of government,the cabinet holds office at the pleasure of the
