JAMB - Government (2001)
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Power differs from influence in that it is
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coercive while influence is persuasive
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The standing committee of a legislature is one
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that has statutory responsibities
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Where the constitution is supreme, unconstitutional acts of the executive and the legislature can be checked by the courts through
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The central decision-making organ of a confederation is made up of
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politicians nominated by the government of member states
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Which of the following is true of a parliamentary system of government?
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adherence to majority rule.
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A major feature of authoritarianism is that government is
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The central point of capitalism, as expounded by Karl Marx, is that
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capitalist profit is the surplus value obtained from workers labour
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A constitution that requires a plebiscite or a referendum to be amended is
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An important function of a constitution is that it
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serves as the fountain head of authority for the exercise of power
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when a bill passed by the legislature is vetoed by the executive, the action underscores the principle
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In the legislative process, a bill is a
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proposal before the legislature
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One of the advantages of a bicameral over a unicameral legislature is that it
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prevents the passage of ill-considered bills.
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The fundamental rights of citizens include rights to
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life, speech and association
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The manipulation of boundaries of constituencies in order to win more seats is called
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One argument against a multi-party system is the
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encouragement of opposition and instability
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Associational interest groups are organized to
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further the interest of members
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Public opinion is a view that is
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The political neutrality of civil servants implies that they
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are not allowed to be involved in partisan politics
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The idea of making the civil service permanent, neutral and anonymous is to
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enhance efficiency in administration
20
The western zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from
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Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because
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they had no formal governmental institutions
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The method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria was
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A major function of the warrant chiefs was to
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take charge of local administration.
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After 1945, the demand of African nationalists changed from reform to independence because
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the second world war boosted their morale
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When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the
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The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in
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Which of these constitutions recognized local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria?
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Under the 1963 constitution, items not listed in the exclusive and concurrent list were within the exclusive competence of the
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Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administrator of justice was the
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The equivalent of the commissioner at the local government level is the
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of
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The president of Nigeria is advised on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by the
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The Nigerian Youth Movement collapsed as the result of
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the breakup of its leadership.
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The first restructure of the Nigerian Federation took place with the
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creation of mid-west Region in 1963
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The land use decree of 1978 vested the ownership of land in Nigeria in the
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The main source of financing local government in Nigeria is
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statutory revenue allocation
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The most remarkable legacy of the 1976 Local Government Reform in Nigeria was the introduction of
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uniformity in struture and functions
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The Murtala/Obasanjo regime in Nigeria increased the number of states from
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The major factor that influenced the formulation of Nigerian foreign policy in the First Republic was
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The Barclay's Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalised in the late 1970's for transacting business with
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South-South cooperation is a major policy plan on which Nigeria bases her relations with
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Nigeria's recognition of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola to lead that country was made under
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The first Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations was
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In 1981, Nigeria participated in an Organization of African Unity peace-keeping force to replace Libyan forces in
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During the Civil War, the major power that expressed moral support for Biafra's self-determination was
