POL111

1. One of the followings is not a feature of

written

constitution_______________________

2. The writ of Habeas corpus is aimed

at_____________

3. One of the arguments for government

participation in public enterprises

is______________________

4. On the eve of the Nigerian civil war, the

Federal Republic of Nigeria was broken

into _States

5. A good example of a confederacy could

be_______________

6. The Great October Bolshevik Revolution

took place in Russia in

7. One of the following may be a factor for

military coup________________

8. Law, in relation to political science, could

simply mean__________________

9. The US Constitution was fundamentally

different from that of Nigeria

because__________________

10. The first colonial Governor to introduce a

Constitution that gave franchise to

Nigerians was______________

11. The most powerful nation among the

World's Superpowers in the 21st century

is

12. Which of the following statements is NOT

correct about international

law_________________

13. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

14. Election by show of hand in such a

manner that others know how one has

voted is an example of

_voting

15. A__Constitution is one that is very easy

to amend__________________

16. In the Westminster system of

government, the 'shadow cabinet' formed

by the official opposition has no place in

the _system

of government

17. Due process simply

means_____________________

18. Chapter IV Sec. 33-45of the Constitution

of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,

deals with_____________________

19. The stage at which debate takes place

on the general principle of a Bill in the

Legislature is

_reading

20. An order by a Law Court seeking

production of a detainee is

called________________

21. Coup d’etat is different from Terrorism

because while the former is a forceful

change of government, the latter could

be described as_________________

22. In Nigeria, the legal bases of political

institutions are found

in________________

23. The 1954 Oliver Littleton constitution was

significant because it______________

24. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

25. The Nigeria's prime Minister in the First

Republic was

26. The first African country to experience

military coup

is__________________________

27. By the Nigerian constitution of 1999, one

must belong to a

_to stand for

any election

28. The theory that explains the legitimacy of

kingship in the political system is

29. Nigerian Patriots who fought for the

revalidation of 'June 12' election came

under the umbrella organization called

30. Military rule is regarded as an aberration

because____________________

31. The 1922 Constitution was regarded as a

watershed in the political development of

Nigeria because it________________

32. The International Court of Justice's

decision over

between

Nigeria and Cameroun is an example of

limitation to the sovereignty of the

Nigerian state

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

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

34. Nigeria was divided into three regions by

the Richard’s Constitution

of___________________

1914 1954 1946 1951 C

MCQ The first colonial Governor to

35. During the period of

_, citizens'

rights to freedom of movement could be

violated by the state

36. The only political system that tolerates

opposition is

_democracy

37. Democratic rule in Nigeria began with

independence in 1960, the current

dispensation is the

38. A credible and generally acceptable

election is a criterion for examine political

39. Under the law of social contract theory,

Rousseau argues that government is

legitimate only if it operates only

according to the principles of

40. The power sharing nature as one of the

features of the Nigerian Constitution,

suggests that the country

practices_________________ system of

government

41. The most powerful organ of the United

Nations is

42. A government by the elderly is

called___________________

43. Political Science and Economics have a

common denominator in that the two

disciplines study

_in his

environment

44. By tradition, the military suspends the

constitution to rule by

45. The followings but one is NOT the scope

of political science____________

46. Copy - The popular saying that ‘man, by nature,

is a political animal’ is credited

to______________

47. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

48. The official record of debates in the

Parliament is

called__________________

49. A State is an entity that lives in perpetuity

while is her

agent

50. One of the followings is an example of

public enterprise in

Nigeria_________________