JAMB - Government (1984)
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In a presidential system of government, the Executive
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A constitution is a legal document
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forming the basis upon which a government rules the country
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One feature of a totalitarian State is the existence of
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a single recognized party
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A system in which a few powerful and rich nobles own land which is hired out to the poor people to farm is called
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The principle of checks and balances is necessary because it
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prevents governments from becoming dictatorial
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Which a constitution is difficult to amend we say it is
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A political authority which maintains sovereign power over a specific geographical area is termed
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A government in which control of ultimate power is by a few who rule in their own selfish interests is classified as
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The most basic property of pressure groups which differentiates them from political parties is that they
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do not nominate candidate as their own official representatives
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In a presidential system of government ministers are
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individually responsible to the President
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The three principal organs of government are the
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Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary
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The three fundamental rights of citizens are
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life, liberty and propery
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In a democracy, franchise is given to all
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The citizenship of a country may be acquired by an individual through
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Which of the following is NOT a public corporation in Nigeria?
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Joint Admissions and Matericulation Board
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Government means the machinery established by a state to manage the affairs of the
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The Judicial organ of government is the body which
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A constitutionally defined set of individual rights which governments are obliged to protect constitute
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An electoral district is a
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In a parliamentary system of government ministers are
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collectively responsible to parliament
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authoritarian and totalitarian
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Capitalism often encourages
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private ownership of the means of production
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Citizens legally qualified to vote for parliamentary candidates from
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Elections among candidates from the same party before the final elections are called
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With whom is fascism associated ?
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Which of the following was NOT the responsibility of the Federal Electoral Commission in Nigeria?
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Swearing in of members of the Houses of Assembly
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Which of the following is NOT a civic obligation of every Nigerian citizen?
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Freedom of conscience and religion
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The main deliberative organ of the UNO is the
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The first black African State to gain political independence from a colonial power was
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The major conflict that threatened the existence of the OAU as an international organization from 1982-3 was the conflict
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between the Polisario Front and Morocco
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Voting first started in Nigeria in 1923 because the Clifford Constitution of 1922 because
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Which organ of the UNO can impose mandatory sanctions on any of its members?
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The Richards Constitution
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established a central legislative council
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The MILITARY WAS LAST IN POWER IN N`IGERIA BETWEEN
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Which of the following was NOT established by the 1979 Nigeria Constitution?
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National Universities Commission
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To which of these groups did Nigeria belong before the formation of the OAU?
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The international organization formed after the Second World War to guarantee international peace and security is called
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the United Nations Organization
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The two parties which foremd the coalition government in 1959 were the
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The 1953 motion that Nigeria should because independent in 1956 was moved by
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Southern Nigeria was divided into Eastern and Western Provinces for administrative purpose in
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Under what constitution did the supreme Court become the highest Court of Appeal in Nigeria?
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The Constitution which introduce the ministerial system, into the Nigeria political system is the
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The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that
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no more States should be created before independence
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The second military coup d'etat in Nigeria took place on
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To be elected President of Nigeria, the 1979 Constitution state that one must have attained the age of
