POL111

1. The International Court of Justice's

decision over

between

Nigeria and Cameroun is an example of

limitation to the sovereignty of the

Nigerian state

2. The provisions of S.27 (2)(g)(ii) of the

1999 constitution states that to acquire

the Nigerian citizenship by naturalization,

the applicant must have resided in

Nigeria for a continuous period

of______________

3. The most powerful organ of the United

Nations is

4. By the provision of Article 24(1), the

Headquarters of the African Union is in

5. The political system that tends to

eliminate the free market economy

6. Col. Muammer Ghaddafi's coup in Libya

in 1969 was against the monarchy led by

7. By the Nigerian Constitution of 1999, no

President can serve for more than

_terms

8. Coup d’etat is different from Terrorism

because while the former is a forceful

change of government, the latter could

be described as_________________

9. The constitutional provision whereby Mr.

President may grant any person

convicted of any offence a pardon is

called

10. A political philosopher who describes the

state of nature as “poor, solitary, nasty,

brutish and short” in his book “The

Leviathan”___

11. There is no freedom without limitation

because_____________

12. In Nigeria, the legal bases of political

institutions are found

in________________

13. If the Kwara State Governor vetos a Bill

passed by the State Assembly,

then_______________

14. One of the elements of State that is

1. defined as land, water and airspace is

15. Election by show of hand in such a

manner that others know how one has

voted is an example of

_voting

16. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

17. The first colonial Governor to introduce a

Constitution that gave franchise to

Nigerians was______________

18. One of the major achievements of the

civil rule in the first Republic

was______________

19. President Goodluck Jonathan first

became Nigeria’s Acting President

through what is called

invoked by

the National Assembly

20. Once elected

_is above

his political party

21. A__Constitution is one that is very easy

to amend__________________

22. The most powerful nation among the

World's Superpowers in the 21st century

is

23. An element of state that states the size of

the inhabitants of the area is

24. In international relations, factors

correlated with national powers could

be_______________

25. The most legitimate source of political

authority is

through__________________

26. Due process simply

means_____________________

27. The Residual powers in the Nigerian

1999 Constitution belong to the Local

Government, otherwise known

as________________Level

28. A credible and generally acceptable

election is a criterion for examine political

29. While experiments in pure Sciences are

conducted in the laboratory, political

scientists use the

_to carry out

their experiment

30. Oligarchy as a form of government is

defined as a_______________________

31. A constitutional provision that makes

some public officials literally above the

law is called

_clause

32. Recently, Nigeria was elected as a non￾permanent member of the United

Nation's

33. In a presidential democracy, Mr.

President combines both Executive and

functions

34. The best way to differential Substantive

from Subordinate laws is

through____________________

35. The Divine Right Theory serves to give

legitimacy to the rule by a

36. The power sharing nature as one of the

features of the Nigerian Constitution,

suggests that the country

practices_________________ system of

government

37. The territorial boundary of a country

includes land, airspace and

38. In the Westminster system of

government, the 'shadow cabinet' formed

by the official opposition has no place in

the _system

of government

39. Absolute monarchy is a system of

government where

the__________________

40. The writ of Habeas corpus is aimed

at_____________

41. One of the arguments for government

participation in public enterprises

is______________________

42. Law, in relation to political science, could

simply mean__________________

43. The political philosopher that describes

life in the state of nature as "solitary,

poor, nasty, brutish and short." was

44. The United Nations Organization was

established in the year

45. When the whole House of Parliament

dissolves into a committee, the

which is the

House's symbol of authority is also

removed from the table

46. A State is an entity that lives in perpetuity

while is her

agent

47. Political science cannot be studied in

isolation of other academic disciplines

because____________

48. During the Nigerian civil war, Lt. Col.

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

49. During the period of

_, citizens'

rights to freedom of movement could be

violated by the state

50. One of the major problems of peaceful

political leadership succession in Africa

is_______________________