POL111

1. The territorial boundary of a country

includes land, airspace and

2. In a developing democracy, Fundamental

Human Rights are better guaranteed

under a

_Constitution

3. One of the major problems of peaceful

political leadership succession in Africa

is_______________________

4. The political system that tends to

eliminate the free market economy

5. The first colonial Governor to introduce a

Constitution that gave franchise to

Nigerians was______________

6. _is a

constitutional procedure by which

electorates may cause withdrawal of their

representative from Legislature

7. The State must protect citizens’ rights

and liberties to ensure_____________

8. During the period of

_, citizens'

rights to freedom of movement could be

violated by the state

9. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

10. The United Nations Organization was

established in the year

11. One of the methods of studying political

science is__________________

12. A political philosopher who describes the

state of nature as “poor, solitary, nasty,

brutish and short” in his book “The

Leviathan”___

13. Politics is not and cannot be pure science

like Physics, Chemistry and Biology

because___________________

14. The 1954 Oliver Littleton constitution was

significant because it______________

15. Election by show of hand in such a

manner that others know how one has

voted is an example of

_voting

16. The British unwritten constitution is

based on

_which is the customary ways in which

things are done by the British

17. The Great October Bolshevik Revolution

took place in Russia in

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

constitution, the quorum of a House of

Assembly shall be_______________of

all the members

20. Membership of the Nigerian National

Council of State comprises the following

but one__________________

21. Statistical and Mathematical models are

used as tools of analysis in Natural

Sciences but never in the Social

Sciences. True or False

22. A system of government where the

leader engages in excessive use of

power or authority is called

23. Political gerrymandering

means__________________

24. The immediate cause of 'operation we tie'

in the Western Region was the massive

rigging of the election of

25. The arrangement under which individuals

in a State surrender their rights to rule

themselves to the government is known

as_______________________

26. Decisions can be democratically taken at

the parliament either by division; show of

hands or by

_votes

27. 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______________

28. By the 1999 constitution, the demand for

additional local governments is

determined by_____________________

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

politics was between two ideological

power blocs led by the Soviets Union and

30. One of the major achievements of the

civil rule in the first Republic

was______________

31. A__Constitution is one that is very easy

to amend__________________

32. Which of the following statements is NOT

correct about international

law_________________

33. One of the significance of the 1963

Republican Constitution was

that_____________________

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

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

35. Nigerian Patriots who fought for the

revalidation of 'June 12' election came

under the umbrella organization called

36. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

37. While experiments in pure Sciences are

conducted in the laboratory, political

scientists use the

_to carry out

their experiment

38. The 1922 Constitution was regarded as a

watershed in the political development of

Nigeria because it________________

39. 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

40. Col. Muammer Ghaddafi's coup in Libya

in 1969 was against the monarchy led by

41. The stage at which debate takes place

on the general principle of a Bill in the

Legislature is

_reading

42. The power sharing nature as one of the

features of the Nigerian Constitution,

suggests that the country

practices_________________ system of

government

43. President Goodluck Jonathan first

became Nigeria’s Acting President

through what is called

invoked by

the National Assembly

44. One of the sources of authority that

confers legitimacy by virtue of birth is

45. The most powerful organ of the United

Nations is

46. The most striking characteristic of a State

that differentiates it from other forms of

association of people

is_____

47. The statement that “power corrupts, and

absolute power corrupts absolutely” by

Lord Acton is emphasizing the doctrine

of____________

48. The Organization of African Unity (OAU)

now (AU) was founded in

49. The surrender note was collected from

Gen. Phillips Effiong of the Biafran Army

to mark the end of the Nigerian civil war

in 1970 by

50. The electoral constituency within which a

Councilor is elected is called