POL111

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POL111

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1. 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

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2. One of the following may be a factor for

military coup________________

A. Political ideology

B. Political culture

C. Political instability

D. Political campaign

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3. According to S.96(1) of the 1999

constitution, the quorum of a House of

Assembly shall be_______________of

all the members

A. One-quarter

B. One-fifth

C. One-third

D. Two-thirds

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4. 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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5. The mandatory period of four years,

which the constitution allows holders of

the office of the President or Governor is

known as

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6. The Organization of African Unity (OAU)

now (AU) was founded in

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7. The Chairman of the ‘49 wisemen’ who

drafted the 1979 constitution

was_____________________

A. Chief Akintola Williams

B. Chief Obafemi Awolowo

C. Justice Udo Udoma

D. Chief Rotimi Williams

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8. A Senator of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria is elected from a

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Constitutionalism as a concept could
mean___________

A. Government and Governance unrestrained by constitution

B. Unregulated political life by unwritten constitution

C. A system of restraint on both the ruler and the ruled

D. All of the options

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10. The followings but one is NOT the scope

of political science____________

A. Political theory

B. International relation

C. Public Administration

D. Constitution and Constitutionalism

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11. The Nigerian Labour Congress is distinct

from the Nigerian Labour Party because

the former is a

_group

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12. The political system that tends to

eliminate the free market economy

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13. Oligarchy as a form of government is

defined as a_______________________

A. Rule by the majority

B. Rule by the King

C. Rule by Soldiers

D. Rule by few but powerful people

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14. The most powerful organ of the United

Nations is

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15. The first African country to experience

military coup

is__________________________

A. Libya

B. Nigeria

C. Egypt

D. Ghana

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16. The British unwritten constitution is

based on

_which is the customary ways in which

things are done by the British

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17. The theory stating that "God creates

authority and that He appoints some

people to rule on His behalf" is known

as_____________________

A. Divine Rights of the King theory

B. Natural theory

C. Social Contract theory

D. Force theory

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18. Under the law of social contract theory,

Rousseau argues that government is

legitimate only if it operates only

according to the principles of

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19. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

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20. Lagos is not a state in the sense of

Nigerian State because it lacks

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21. The statement that “power corrupts, and

absolute power corrupts absolutely” by

Lord Acton is emphasizing the doctrine

of____________

A. Constitutional monarch

B. Collective responsibility

C. Absolute sovereignty

D. Separation of powers

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22. The power sharing nature as one of the

features of the Nigerian Constitution,

suggests that the country

practices_________________ system of

government

A. Confederal

B. Monarchical

C. Unitary

D. Federal

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23. 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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24. In a presidential democracy, Mr.

President combines both Executive and

functions

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25. By the provision of the 1999 Nigerian

Constitution, both the Federal and the

component States have power to

legislate on the items

under_________________ List

A. Extra-Legal

B. Exclusive

C. Residual

D. Concurrent

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26. The only political system that tolerates

opposition is

_democracy

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27. Political science cannot be studied in

isolation of other academic disciplines

because____________

A. Political scientists borrow from them for the purpose of analysis

B. It is more important than other disciplines

C. It is not different from other disciplines

D. It is easier to study

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28. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

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29. One of the elements of State that is

defined as land, water and airspace is

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30. A__Constitution is one that is very easy

to amend__________________

A. Unitary

B. Flexible

C. Federal

D. Rigid

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31. 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

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32. The electoral constituency within which a

Councilor is elected is called

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33. Absolute monarchy is a system of

government where

the__________________

A. Nation is republican

B. King is the primus inter pares

C. King is head of states

D. King is sovereign

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34. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

A. Robert Dahl

B. Jean Bodin

C. Harold Lasswell

D. Harold Laski

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35. Recently, Nigeria was elected as a nonpermanent member of the United

Nation's

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36. In a developing democracy, Fundamental

Human Rights are better guaranteed

under a

_Constitution

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37. The State must protect citizens’ rights

and liberties to ensure_____________

A. A second term for Mr. President

B. Avoid a mass action

C. Citizens’ loyalty and patriotism

D. A free and fair election

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38. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

A. Two Legislative chambers

B. Cameral Legislature

C. Legislative cameras

D. Two Digital camera

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39. A constitutional provision that makes

some public officials literally above the

law is called

_clause

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

Federal Republic of Nigeria was broken

into _States

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41. The Nigerian Constitution, 1979, took

one of the following

steps__________________

A. Election of 49- wisemen by Modified Open Ballot

B. Nomination of military officers

C. Voting by proxy

D. Election of a Constituent Assembly

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42. Politics is defined as a social science

because it________________

A. Deals with matters, atoms and molecules

B. Studies man as a social being

C. Affords researchers to propound theories of universal validity

D. Could be studied in the laboratory

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43. If the Kwara State Governor vetos a Bill

passed by the State Assembly,

then_______________

A. The Deputy Governor could sign such bills into law

B. The bill has suffered a defeat

C. The House could pass the bill into law by 2/3 majority

D. The House could initiate impeachment process against the Governor

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44. One of the reliable sources of law

is_____________________

A. Public opinion

B. A proclamation by President

C. The Nigerian Bar Association Bye-laws

D. Judicial review

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45. One of the major problems of peaceful

political leadership succession in Africa

is_______________________

A. Ethnic animosity

B. Sit-tight syndrome

C. None of the options

D. One-party system

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46. The symbol of authority that is used by

the presiding officer in the legislature to

terminate debate is called

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47. Which of the following is correct with

regard to the Nigerian Labour Party and

the Nigerian Labour

Congress__________________

A. NLP has the objective of gaining power

B. NLC is a political group

C. NLP is not a registered political party

D. Both are one and the same

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48. The Senate President in the Nigeria's

First Republic was

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49. A good example of a confederacy could

be_______________

A. US

B. AU

C. USSR

D. NATO

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50. The immediate cause of 'operation we tie'

in the Western Region was the massive

rigging of the election of

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