JAMB - Government (1995)
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The concept of sovereignty can best be defined as the
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state of being surpreme in authority
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Power is understood to mean the
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capacity to compel obedience
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The institutions which constitute the main organs of the government of a nation are the
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legislature, the executive and the judiciary
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The executive arm of government includes the
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Unicameral legislature is often criticized for
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restricting the scope of participation
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A legal document yet to be enacted into law but it still under debate in the legislature is known as
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According to Marxist theory, those who own and control the mans of production in a capitalist society are the
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A distinctive feature of a democratic system of government is the
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existence of periodic competitive elections
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The goal of the theory of separation of powers is to
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protect individual liberty
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The power of the courts to declare legislative enactments as unconstitutional is known as judicial
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Bye- laws made by the Minister of Transport for funning the Nigerian Railway Corporation is an exercise of
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The application of the rule of law can be limited by
Odpoveď(B)
invoking emergency powers
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Laws made by the attorney - general and minister of justice are called
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The legal process by which an alien is accepted as a national of a country other than his own is known as
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Enfranchisement describes the process of
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allowing eligible persons the right to vote
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An electoral system that apportions legislative seats to a group relative to its actual voting strength is referred to as
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proportional representation
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A non - party election occurs when
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all candidates run as independents
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The major distinguishing factor between a political party and a pressure group is that while the former
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seeks power, the latter influences it
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Public opinion is the view expressed by a
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majority of the members of a society
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On what is charismatic authority based?
Odpoveď(D)
Personal ability and influence
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In which of the following Nigerian pre- colonial political units was the principle of separation of powers institutionalized?
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The geographical entity in which the traditional ruler was both the religious and political head was the
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In which order, did the various European groups penetrate into the interior of present day Nigeria ?
Odpoveď(B)
Explorers , traders missionaries and imperialists
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Indirect rule was introduced in Nigeria because
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there were few administrators in the country
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The breakdown of the McPherson Constitution was partly caused by the crisis within the
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The first leader of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was
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Under the 1963 Constitution, a bill could only become law if it was accented to by the
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The first executive president of Nigeria was
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Which of the following organs control the Civil Service?
Odpoveď(A)
parliament and the courts
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Under the Civil Service Reforms of 1988, the Nigerian civil service became
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Which of the following was Not a function of FEDECO during the Second Republic?
Odpoveď(D)
swearing in of elected candidates
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who among the following served as chairmen of NEC under General Babangida ?
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The Minorities Commission appointed in 1957 in Nigeria was headed by
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Nigeria adopted the nineteen state structure in
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Privatization of public corporations in Nigeria implies
Odpoveď(D)
the commercialization of public corporations
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Example of public corporations in Nigeria are
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Presidentialism in local government administration in understood to mean
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chairmen of local governments to serve as accounting officers
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Local governments have been stripped of one of their important functions through the establishment of the
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National Health Education Commission
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The military administration that attempted to tackle the problem of inefficiency in the public sector by mass retirement of public officers was the
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Under military regimes in Nigeria, the branches of government that were fused are the
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executive and the legislature
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Nigeria is the major shareholder in the
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Nigerian soldiers have been deployed for peace keeping missions to
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The non-alignment as a principle of Nigerian foreign policy is aimed at
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placing Nigeria on a comfortable position to contribute to international peace and morality
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The country whose interest conflicted with those of Nigeria over Angola in 1975 was
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The principle of Africa being the centre piece of Nigeria's foreign policy has been demonstrated in
