POL111

1. NADECO, a pro-democracy group was

formed in 1993 to fight the military regime

of

2. While experiments in pure Sciences are

conducted in the laboratory, political

scientists use the

_to carry out

their experiment

3. The United Nations' principle of

_states that

Nigeria and United states of America are

contemporaries

4. Political science cannot be studied in

isolation of other academic disciplines

because____________

5. The electoral constituency within which a

Councilor is elected is called

6. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

7. It is a truism that every constitution must

always be codified in a single document.

True or False

8. The most powerful nation among the

World's Superpowers in the 21st century

is

9. The stage at which debate takes place

on the general principle of a Bill in the

Legislature is

_reading

10. The official record of debates in the

Parliament is

called__________________

11. Decisions can be democratically taken at

the parliament either by division; show of

hands or by

_votes

12. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

13. The most legitimate source of political

authority is

through__________________

14. Recently, Nigeria was elected as a non￾permanent member of the United

Nation's

15. The theory that explains the legitimacy of

kingship in the political system is

16. Lagos is not a state in the sense of

Nigerian State because it lacks

17. An element of state that states the size of

the inhabitants of the area is

18. The process that removes an elected

President or Governor from office before

the end of his or her tenure is called

19. Politics is not and cannot be pure science

like Physics, Chemistry and Biology

because___________________

20. The State must protect citizens’ rights

and liberties to ensure_____________

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

is a political animal’ is credited

to______________

22. Membership of the Nigerian National

Council of State comprises the following

but one__________________

23. Political Science and Economics have a

common denominator in that the two

disciplines study

_in his

environment

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

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

25. The British unwritten constitution is

based on

_which is the customary ways in which

things are done by the British

26. A Senator of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria is elected from a

27. The federal character principle in the

Nigerian constitution is aimed at

ensuring_________________

28. Which of the following statements is NOT

correct about international

law_________________

29. The use of one’s official position to

further one’s personal interest could be

regarded

as_____________________________

30. One of the elements of State that is

1. defined as land, water and airspace is

31. The most striking characteristic of a State

that differentiates it from other forms of

association of people

is_____

32. By the provision of Article 24(1), the

Headquarters of the African Union is in

33. The preamble ‘we the people of

Nigeria…’ in the Nigerian Constitution,

1999 is deceptive

because________________

34. Law, in relation to political science, could

simply mean__________________

35. The Nigeria's prime Minister in the First

Republic was

36. If the Kwara State Governor vetos a Bill

passed by the State Assembly,

then_______________

37. The political system that tends to

eliminate the free market economy

38. Under the law of social contract theory,

Rousseau argues that government is

legitimate only if it operates only

according to the principles of

39. There is no freedom without limitation

because_____________

40. One of the major problems of peaceful

political leadership succession in Africa

is_______________________

41. Another name for Appropriation Bill

presented annually to the Legislature is

42. By the Nigerian Constitution of 1999, no

President can serve for more than

_terms

43. One of the followings is an example of

public enterprise in

Nigeria_________________

44. The only political system that tolerates

opposition is

_democracy

45. In the grammar of politics, franchise

means______________

46. Election by show of hand in such a

manner that others know how one has

voted is an example of

_voting

47. Which of the following is correct with

regard to the Nigerian Labour Party and

the Nigerian Labour

Congress__________________

48. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

49. During the period of

_, citizens'

rights to freedom of movement could be

violated by the state

50. In a developing democracy, Fundamental

Human Rights are better guaranteed

under a

_Constitution