POL111

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POL111

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1. By the Nigerian Constitution of 1999, no

President can serve for more than

_terms

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2. In the grammar of politics, franchise

means______________

A. Freedom of movement

B. A French language

C. The right to freedom of expression

D. The right to vote and be voted for

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3. The State must protect citizens’ rights

and liberties to ensure_____________

A. A second term for Mr. President

B. Citizens’ loyalty and patriotism

C. A free and fair election

D. Avoid a mass action

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4. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

A. Legislative cameras

B. Cameral Legislature

C. Two Digital camera

D. Two Legislative chambers

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5. One of the following may be a factor for

military coup________________

A. Political campaign

B. Political culture

C. Political instability

D. Political ideology

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6. In the Westminster system of

government, the 'shadow cabinet' formed

by the official opposition has no place in

the _system

of government

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7. One of the methods of studying political

science is__________________

A. Achieve personal objectives

B. Educate the citizens

C. Make ends meet

D. Secure political appointments

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

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

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9. Subordinate laws made by the Local

Government Councils are

called______________________

A. By-laws

B. Bye-laws

C. Acts

D. Edicts

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10. Aristocracy is a__________________

A. Rule by the nobles

B. Rule by the King

C. Government of the people

D. Rule by the clergy

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11. An element of state that states the size of

the inhabitants of the area is

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12. Another name for Appropriation Bill

presented annually to the Legislature is

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13. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

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14. The process that removes an elected

President or Governor from office before

the end of his or her tenure is called

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15. In Nigeria, the legal bases of political

institutions are found

in________________

A. The Judiciary

B. National Archive

C. National Assembly

D. The Constitution

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16. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

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17. The Divine Right Theory serves to give

legitimacy to the rule by a

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18. Political Science and Economics have a

common denominator in that the two

disciplines study

_in his

environment

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19. A Senator of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria is elected from a

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20. A constitutional provision that makes

some public officials literally above the

law is called

_clause

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21. Politics is not and cannot be pure science

like Physics, Chemistry and Biology

because___________________

A. Its predictions are perfect

B. Its conclusions are unambiguous

C. It has domain of certainties

D. Its premises are uncertain

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22. One of the sources of authority that

confers legitimacy by virtue of birth is

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23. The Organization of African Unity (OAU)

now (AU) was founded in

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24. The territorial boundary of a country

includes land, airspace and

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25. The Latin phrase ‘ultra vires’, means an

action taken beyond

capacity

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26. A__Constitution is one that is very easy

to amend__________________

A. Unitary

B. Rigid

C. Flexible

D. Federal

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27. Coup d’etat is different from Terrorism

because while the former is a forceful

change of government, the latter could

be described as_________________

A. Deterrence

B. Balance of terror

C. The Iron Law of oligarchy

D. elf-defence

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28. Election by show of hand in such a

manner that others know how one has

voted is an example of

_voting

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29. During the period of

_, citizens'

rights to freedom of movement could be

violated by the state

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30. The most powerful organ of the United

Nations is

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31. The first African country to experience

military coup

is__________________________

A. Egypt

B. Ghana

C. Nigeria

D. Libya

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32. Decisions can be democratically taken at

the parliament either by division; show of

hands or by

_votes

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33. The most senior military officer in the

Interim National Government that took

over the reins of power from Gen.

Ibrahim Babangida in 1993

was___________________

A. Gen. David Mark

B. Brig. Joshua Dogonyaro

C. Gen. Sani Abacha

D. Gen. Alani Akinrinade

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34. A State is an entity that lives in perpetuity

while is her

agent

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35. The first colonial Governor to introduce a

Constitution that gave franchise to

Nigerians was______________

A. Sir James Robertson

B. Lord Fredrick Lugard

C. Sir John Macpherson

D. Sir Huge Clifford

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36. The preamble ‘we the people of

Nigeria…’ in the Nigerian Constitution,

1999 is deceptive

because________________

A. t was not debated by Nigerians

B. It was not subjected to a referendum

C. None of the options

D. All the options

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37. The Nigerian Constitution, 1979, took

one of the following

steps__________________

A. Voting by proxy

B. Election of 49- wisemen by Modified Open Ballot

C. Nomination of military officers

D. Election of a Constituent Assembly

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38. The fact that the Nigerian Constitution

has a cumbersome procedure for its

amendment, makes

it_____________________

A. Rigid

B. Unwritten

C. Flexible

D. Unitary

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39. The United Nations' principle of

_states that

Nigeria and United states of America are

contemporaries

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40. The difference between Social and

Natural Sciences is that the theories and

hypothesis in the

_lack

universal validity

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41. While experiments in pure Sciences are

conducted in the laboratory, political

scientists use the

_to carry out

their experiment

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

is a political animal’ is credited

to______________

A. Aristotle

B. John Locke

C. Thomas Hobbes

D. Plato

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43. A political ideology that sees religion as

opium of the society is

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44. The concept of

responsibility is a feature of

parliamentary system of government

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45. The most legitimate source of political

authority is

through__________________

A. Election

B. Imposition

C. Selection

D. Appointment

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46. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

A. Harold Laski

B. Harold Lasswell

C. Robert Dahl

D. Jean Bodin

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47. Law, in relation to political science, could

simply mean__________________

A. A proclamation by Mr. President

B. International law

C. A body of rules and regulations to guide human actions

D. Bye-laws

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48. Nigerian Patriots who fought for the

revalidation of 'June 12' election came

under the umbrella organization called

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49. Membership of the Nigerian National

Council of State comprises the following

but one__________________

A. Serving Chief Justice of the Federation

B. Past Presidents/Heads of State

C. The President/Commanderin-Chief

D. All State Governors

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50. One of the followings is not a feature of

written

constitution_______________________

A. Electoral Act

B. Amendment procedure

C. Preamble

D. Power sharing

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