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POL124
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was first under the chairmanship of ------
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2. The administrative
bureaucracy that controls a
nation-state at any given
time is known as -----
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3. The absolute and unlimited
authority which a State
possesses confers on it ----
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4. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.
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Nigeria operated the parliamentary system of government in the _Republic
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6. A primary purpose of
government is ------
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7. The four regions in the country were abolished and replaced with by Maj. Gen J.T.U. Aguiyi Ironsi.
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8. The ----- take charge of the
specific functions of
education, health,
agriculture and works in the
local government.
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9. The system is a process or the machinery through which citizens in any given democratic state elect their representatives in competitive elections held at periodic intervals.
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10. An administrative/constitutional arrangement in which two or more sovereign and independent states agree to come together to have a central but weak government is known as _.
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11. The universal adult suffrage was introduced in the eastern region in the year _.
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12. In 1914, the _and_protectorates were amalgamated.
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13. A
is the machinery through
which the purpose of a
state is achieved
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14. A democratic government
accommodates citizen’s
dissent because it is their
right to ------ against
unpopular government’s
programmes.
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15. The fundamental human
rights of the citizens are
defined and enforced by the
-----
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16. There are ------ Local
Government Councils in
Nigeria.
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17. This is the first country to
practice the presidential
system in the world: ------
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18. The Action Group of Nigeria (A.G) formed by Chief Obafemi Awolowo originated from a Yoruba socio-cultural group, the
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19. In totalitarian states, the law
is used to serve the interest
of the ----- to the detriment
of the weak.
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Nigeria adopted the American type presidential system of government in _.
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21. The payment of better
salaries to judges
checkmates -----
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22. When a state or
government is in the hands
of a few people, it is said to
be an
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23. The idea that one organ of
government should not
control or interfere with the
exercise of the functions of
another organ is the
premise of ------
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24. Maintenance of law and
order is one of the ----
duties of a government in a
society.
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The Council Chairman in the local government is assisted by the ---- in the administration of its functions.
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26. When the national or central government is supreme over other levels of government that might exist in a given state,it is said to be
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27. When the president
withholds his/her assent to
a bill, it amounts to an
exercise of ------
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28. The clifford Constitution was replaced by the constitution.
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29. The Prime Minister is first
_in a parliamentary system
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30. The power to influence the heads and staffs of government bureaus is known as _.
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31. The fundamental principle of a is the division of power between the federal and the constituent governments.
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32. Which writ is issued by the superior court and the High court to the inferior court to prohibit a body from proceeding any further with a case in question? _.
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33. In pursuit of some special interests, pressure groups bring pressure to bear upon the administration through officers
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34. In Nigeria as well as the
world, when judicial officers
are appointed by the
President/Governors it is
usually on the
recommendation of the
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35. The horizontal structuring of civil services into classes was abolished by the 19 Civil Service Reforms
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36. The authority from which
the Constitution of Nigeria,
1999 (as amended) is
made is contained in the ---
---
Preface Proposal Statute Preamble D
MCQ The
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37. Who presides over the
weekly meeting of the
Federal Executive Council?
_.
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38. Which of these is an
element of the State ---
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39. The head of the Executive
arm of government in a
democracy is elected by ----
- votes.
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40. The 1945 general strike, which almost paralysed the economic activities of the colonial power in Nigeria made late Pa Imoudu Nigeria labour _.
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41. Democratic governance is
based on the ------
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42. Which writ is issued to protect a citizen from being deprived of a public office to which he/she may have a right to? _.
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43. The mechanism adopted to
defend a country's
corporate existence from
either external invasion or
internal insurrection
includes all of the following
except ------
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44. In a parliamentary system,
an elected member of the
legislature becomes a
prime minister, on the
strength of his ability to
command the loyalty of his
former colleagues based on
the
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45. What principle governs a unitary constitution?
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46. Who performs oversight
functions on the Executive?
------
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47. The checks on the
actions/inactions on both
Executive and Legislative
arms of government by the
judiciary is known as the
power of
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48. The doctrine of separation
of powers could be traced
to
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49. Section ------ of the
Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, 1999
(as amended) vests
executive powers in Mr.
President.
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50. In Britain, members of the
Upper House, the House of
Lords, are ----- while
members of the House of
Commons are__
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