POL111

1. One of the following may be a factor for

military coup________________

2. One of the significance of the 1963

Republican Constitution was

that_____________________

3. The popular saying that ‘man, by nature,

is a political animal’ is credited

to______________

4. The first colonial Governor to introduce a

Constitution that gave franchise to

Nigerians was______________

5. The State must protect citizens’ rights

and liberties to ensure_____________

6. The immediate cause of 'operation we tie'

in the Western Region was the massive

rigging of the election of

7. Which of the following is correct with

regard to the Nigerian Labour Party and

the Nigerian Labour

Congress__________________

8. In the Westminster system of

government, the 'shadow cabinet' formed

by the official opposition has no place in

the _system

of government

9. Nigerian Patriots who fought for the

revalidation of 'June 12' election came

under the umbrella organization called

10. The two major blocs that formed the OAU

were Casablanca and

_groups

11. President Goodluck Jonathan first

became Nigeria’s Acting President

through what is called

invoked by

the National Assembly

12. The United Nations' principle of

_states that

Nigeria and United states of America are

contemporaries

13. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

Constitutionalism as a concept could
mean___________

15. The stage at which debate takes place

on the general principle of a Bill in the

Legislature is

_reading

16. The Nigerian Constitution, 1979, took

one of the following

steps__________________

17. A Senator of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria is elected from a

18. By the provision of the 1999 Nigerian

Constitution, both the Federal and the

component States have power to

legislate on the items

under_________________ List

19. Political Science and Economics have a

common denominator in that the two

disciplines study

_in his

environment

20. A government by the elderly is

called___________________

21. Absolute monarchy is a system of

government where

the__________________

22. A State is an entity that lives in perpetuity

while is her

agent

23. In Nigeria, the legal bases of political

institutions are found

in________________

24. One of the arguments for government

participation in public enterprises

is______________________

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

of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,

deals with_____________________

26. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

27. To protect the citizens’ rights and prevent

secession from the union, a federal

constitution must

be_____________________

28. The symbol of authority that is used by

the presiding officer in the legislature to

terminate debate is called

29. The colonial government created

in the

eastern part of Nigeria where there was

no central authority like the northern and

western parts of the country to sustain

the Indirect Rule system

30. The Senate President in the Nigeria's

First Republic was

31. The federal character principle in the

Nigerian constitution is aimed at

ensuring_________________

32. The statement that “power corrupts, and

absolute power corrupts absolutely” by

Lord Acton is emphasizing the doctrine

of____________

33. According to S.153(1) of the 1999

Constitution, which of the followings is

the odd one out__________________

34. By the Nigerian Constitution of 1999, no

President can serve for more than

_terms

35. The concept of

responsibility is a feature of

parliamentary system of government

36. In a developing democracy, Fundamental

Human Rights are better guaranteed

under a

_Constitution

37. The best way to differential Substantive

from Subordinate laws is

through____________________

38. It is a truism that every constitution must

always be codified in a single document.

True or False

39. Voting in an election by a citizen is

performing a

_duty

40. The followings but one is NOT the scope

of political science____________

41. An element of state that states the size of

the inhabitants of the area is

42. The International Court of Justice's

decision over

between

Nigeria and Cameroun is an example of

limitation to the sovereignty of the

Nigerian state

43. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

44. If the Kwara State Governor vetos a Bill

passed by the State Assembly,

then_______________

45. The 'Cold War' under the bi-polar world

politics was between two ideological

power blocs led by the Soviets Union and

46. A political ideology that sees religion as

opium of the society is

47. The arrangement under which individuals

in a State surrender their rights to rule

themselves to the government is known

as_______________________

48. The Residual powers in the Nigerian

1999 Constitution belong to the Local

Government, otherwise known

as________________Level

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

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

50. There is no freedom without limitation

because_____________