POL111

1. In the Westminster system of

government, the 'shadow cabinet' formed

by the official opposition has no place in

the _system

of government

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

of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,

deals with_____________________

3. A political philosopher who describes the

state of nature as “poor, solitary, nasty,

brutish and short” in his book “The

Leviathan”___

4. Nigerian Patriots who fought for the

revalidation of 'June 12' election came

under the umbrella organization called

5. Aristocracy is a__________________

6. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

7. Another name for Appropriation Bill

presented annually to the Legislature is

8. Once elected

_is above

his political party

9. _is a

constitutional procedure by which

electorates may cause withdrawal of their

representative from Legislature

10. The most legitimate source of political

authority is

through__________________

11. Military rule is classified as

_because it

is a government by few but powerful

people

12. The theory stating that "God creates

authority and that He appoints some

people to rule on His behalf" is known

as_____________________

13. A Senator of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria is elected from a

14. One of the elements of State that is

1. defined as land, water and airspace is

15. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

16. The immediate cause of 'operation we tie'

in the Western Region was the massive

rigging of the election of

17. An element of state that states the size of

the inhabitants of the area is

18. The Nigerian Labour Congress is distinct

from the Nigerian Labour Party because

the former is a

_group

19. The concept of

responsibility is a feature of

parliamentary system of government

20. The 1954 Oliver Littleton constitution was

significant because it______________

21. A good example of a confederacy could

be_______________

22. Democratic rule in Nigeria began with

independence in 1960, the current

dispensation is the

23. The preamble ‘we the people of

Nigeria…’ in the Nigerian Constitution,

1999 is deceptive

because________________

24. The followings but one is NOT the scope

of political science____________

25. The statement that “power corrupts, and

absolute power corrupts absolutely” by

Lord Acton is emphasizing the doctrine

of____________

26. Col. Muammer Ghaddafi's coup in Libya

in 1969 was against the monarchy led by

27. One of the reliable sources of law

is_____________________

28. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

29. Politics is defined as a social science

because it________________

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

Headquarters of the African Union is in

31. One of the following may be a factor for

military coup________________

32. Coup d’etat is different from Terrorism

because while the former is a forceful

change of government, the latter could

be described as_________________

33. A political ideology that sees religion as

opium of the society is

34. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

35. The best way to differential Substantive

from Subordinate laws is

through____________________

36. 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

37. President Goodluck Jonathan first

became Nigeria’s Acting President

through what is called

invoked by

the National Assembly

38. The Great October Bolshevik Revolution

took place in Russia in

39. 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

40. Voting in an election by a citizen is

performing a

_duty

41. tie of vote on a particular motion in the

legislature is resolved

by_________________

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

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

43. The federal character principle in the

Nigerian constitution is aimed at

ensuring_________________

44. Safe from her economic resources,

Nigeria is regarded as giant of Africa

because of her

_size

Constitutionalism as a concept could
mean___________

46. The most striking characteristic of a State

that differentiates it from other forms of

association of people

is_____

47. Law of libel is___________

48. The political philosopher that describes

life in the state of nature as "solitary,

poor, nasty, brutish and short." was

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

constitution, the quorum of a House of

Assembly shall be_______________of

all the members

50. The symbol of authority that is used by

the presiding officer in the legislature to

terminate debate is called