- In a democratic system _______
- Majority Vote
- Legal Sovereignty shouldn’t be unquestionable
- Electoral college is always necessary
- Minority vote but majority rule2
- That type of sovereignty that thrives on legitimacy is__________
- external sovereignty
- vested on any form of government
- legal sovereignty
- within the people’s mandate
- The right of a citizen to seek redress means the right to________
- fair hearing
- free access to legal materials
- seek an appeal under another judgement
- exercise his political liberty
- An order compelling a lower court or public corporation to perform in accordance with legitimacy is called_________
A. the writ of mandamus
B. the great writ
C. the writ of ombudsman
D. none of the above
- A form of government which has its slogan to be ‘ruling of the best’ is__________
- democracy
- aristocracy
- timocracy
- plutocracy
- Deconcentration of power means the_______
- sharing of powers among tiers of government
- creation of semi autonomous units to govern other parts of a state
- process of setting strategies or policies for the subsidiary territories in the state by putting recognized personnel in place
- act of delegating powers and authority to component units that exist in a state7
- The concept of the independence of the judiciary means that________
- The judiciary must not attempt to meddle into legislative and executive affairs
- The powers of the courts can not be subjected of executive re-assessment
- The sanctity of the office of the Judges and Justices must be preserved without prejudice
- All means of legislative or executive influence on judicial decision making must be disabled
- The political party serves as________
- A platform upon which the rights and liberties of the people can be attained
- The group aggregating the interest of all in the state
- A platform for rebelling against military rule
- A platform for interest representation
- A party can be said to have national outlook if________
- it is ethnic based but has branches all over the state
- its membership cut across ethnic boundaries
- it is registered by the electoral commission as a national party
- it is headed by individuals who are famous within and without the country
- Argumentation, negotiation and deliberation on the subject matter of a bill begins at the_______
- third stage
- first reading
- committee stage
- second reading
- A vote of no confidence means______
- the same as impeachment in a presidential system
- the ability of the head of state to dissolve the parliament when collective responsibility fails to hold
- the act of showing disapproval to the prime minister having breached the collective responsibility doctrine
- the disapproval with dismissal in effect, the ministers and its head12
- A cabinet re-shuffle takes place……
- only when a motion of no confidence is passed
- when dissolution is held
- when prorogation and collective responsibility have their way
- when the shadow cabinet fails in its effectiveness13
- Popular political participation means________
- having majority of the people partaking in politics
- having a good number of voters in the electoral process
- the aggregate efforts of more than half of the citizens to partake in public debate and politics
- the sum total of all activities exerted by the majority with enthusiasm actively involving in all aspects of their political sphere
- The area from which one or more members or representatives are elected in public offices is called the electoral ……..
- College
- Constituency
- Ward
- District
- Citizenship by naturalization________
- is the same as citizenship by marriage and registeration
- refers to the process of attaining citizenship through honorary means
- is the act of a non-citizen having satisfied the constitutional criteria becoming a legal member of a state
- is the medium by which an alien through the judiciary receives certification and attains citizenship by birth
- The last measure used by the pressure groups issuing a condition to be satisfied within a stipulated time is called_______
- Lobbying
- Ultimatum
- Dialogue
- Strike
- Generally, a political party with only manifestoes without fulfillment is a/an _____
- conservative party
- elitist party
- theocratic party
- republican party
- A form of government organized by a council of military officers is called______
- Militocracy
- Stratocracy
- Military Junta
- Mobocracy19
- The non-stratified society in the pre-colonial era was that of the …….. where decisions were made________
- Yoruba, by the Oyomesi
- Igbo, by consensus
- Hausa/Fulani, by the Emir
- Igbo, by the Okpara0
- The Hausa/Fulani Empire as a result of its heterogeneous population adopted_________
- A unitary system where full concentration of power prevailed
- A federal structure where powers were decentralized although autocratic
- A quasi federal structure with devolution
- A partial federal set up with deconcentration
- Twelve States creation is a reknown achievement of the … regime
- Abdulsalam Abubakar’s
- Ibrahim Babaginda’s
- Yakubu Gowon’s
- Murtala Mohammed’s2
- The basis of the Nigerian foreign policy thrust particularly during the Independence Constitution era was … in nature
- afrocentric
- eurocentric
- neo-colonialistic
- anti-apartheid
- The Brussel conference in 1889/90 was based on______
- putting an end to slave trade
- the scramble for Africa
- furthering the decision on colonialism as previously discussed in the Berlin conference
- deciding on how to penetrate Africa for economic adventurism
- According to Lewis Samuel, ‘is identified with pure conquest and unequivocal exploitation…’
- Neo colonialism
- Progressive Imperialism
- Regressive Imperialism
- Colonialism
- One of the major defects of the Nigerian council which necessitated its replacement was that….
- the meetings of the council were poorly attended
- the council could only make law for the southern protectorate
- the executive council was powerful than it
- the council was unrepresentative
- An important provision of the 1946 constitution was that it ……..
- conceived federalism for Nigeria
- introduced federalism in Nigeria
- introduced official majority in the legislative council for the 1st time
- for the 1st time, introduced the office of the head of government at the regional level27
- In the all-Nigerian constitutional conference of 1950________
- all official members of the legislative council participated
- it was resolved that the Nigerians federation be organized on ethnic basis
- it was concluded that a quasi-federal structure should be developed for colonial Nigeria
- all unofficial members of the legislative council participated28
- Implementations of the target programmes of the government is the primary duty of the _____ a part of the _____
- Courts; Judiciary
- Public Service; Civil Service
- Civil Service; Public Service
- Ministers; Ministry of Works
- The most recent target plans and agenda of the United Nations are known as the______
- Resolution 2020
- Millenium Development Goals
- Agenda 2063
- Sustainable Development Goals
- The federal judge under the 1963 constitution could be removed by the______
- 2/3 majority of the National Assembly
- Federal Judicial Service Commission
- Nigerian Judicial Council
- Executive president
- Under the 1999 constitution, the Chief Law Officer and the Supreme Court Judge respectively are the_______
- Chief Justice, Chief Judge
- Minister of Justice, Chief Judge
- Attorney-General, Chief Justice
- Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice32
- Which of the following was not responsible for the coalition between A. G and N. C. N. C.?
- The kano riot of 1953
- Awolowo’s faction seeking to get N. P. C. out of power as opposed to Akintola’s option
- contest for the federal election of 1964
- Akintola’s faction which broke out of A. G. to form UPP33
- In the 4th republic, the political parties were______
- NAP, PDP and APGA
- PDP, APP, AD
- UPGA, NNA, CAN
- PDP, APGA, AD
- The Economic and Financials Crime Commission (EFCC) scope and nature of duty may not extend to_______
- arresting suspects of cyber crime and online fraud
- arresting the giver and the taker in a corruption case
- conducting trials and punishing persons involved in corruption matters
- investigating cases of substance and drug abuse intersecting with money laundering
- The Green Revolution programme was the effected manifesto of the …….. in 1979
- UPN
- NPN
- NPP
- GNPP
- Nigeria’s federalism is often considered a flaw along the standard test of the Classical federalism ideology labelled along with_______
- Abraham Lincoln
- K.C Wheare
- Thomas Hobbes
- Aristotle37
- The most representative organ of the united nations is the_______
- General Assembly
- Security Council
- Economic and Social Council
- International Court of Justice
- Executive Council of the African Union makes decision by_______
- 1/3 majority vote
- discretion
- consensus
- the veto of the General Secretariat9
- Amendment of the U. N. O. charter is the duty of the ……..
- Security Council
- Secretariat
- General Assembly
- Trusteeship Council0
- The fact that the office of the Chairman is rotational in ECOWAS makes it a perfect example of a/an ……..
- Cartel
- Confederacy
- Economic and Egalitarian political merger
- Collegiate
