POL124

1. The mechanism adopted to

defend a country's

corporate existence from

either external invasion or

internal insurrection

includes all of the following

except ------

2. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.

3. Maintenance of law and

order is one of the ----

duties of a government in a

society.

4. The Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Arewa Peoples ‘Congress (APC) and Egbesu and Bakassi Boys groups in Nigeria are examples of ethnic

5. _is the power or right of a person commanding other people to do things

6. In Nigeria as well as in

some other countries, the

fear of electing judges is

premised on the liability of -

-----

7. The quasi￾parliamentary/presidential

model of executive system

of government is linked to --

---

8. The charging of judicial

salaries based on first line

presupposes the existence

of an existence of a -----

which only the council can

manipulate for a purpose.

The Council Chairman in
the local government is
assisted by the ---- in the
administration of its
functions.

10. The 1945 general strike, which almost paralysed the economic activities of the colonial power in Nigeria made late Pa Imoudu Nigeria labour _.

11. Montesquieu, the French

political philosopher, held

that States are of -----

types.

12. The clifford Constitution was replaced by the constitution.

13. A primary purpose of

government is ------

Nigeria operated the
parliamentary system of
government in the
_Republic

15. The payment of better

salaries to judges

checkmates -----

16. The doctrine of fusion of

powers is practised in the

_system of government

17. The head of the Executive

arm of government in a

democracy is elected by ----

- votes.

18. The

is a system of dual

executive in which there is

separation between the

head of state and the head

of government

19. Prior to the attainment of independence in 1960, Nigeria had three major political parties: the National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC),Northern People’s Congress (NPC) and the _.

20. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

21. Which of these is an

element of the State ---

22. The origin of Political parties in the colonial era in Nigeria is traceable to the _constitution of 1922.

23. Which model of

government imbibes some

features of both

parliamentary and

presidential forms of

governments? -----

24. For service to be effective and efficient, the first principle of good leadership in administration is _of authority.

25. The Economic and

Financial Crimes

Commission (EFCC) was

established by the ------

administration

26. 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

27. The legislative arm of

government is composed of

honorable men/women

usually elected from -----

28. The following are extra

ministerial departments and

agencies set up to handle

specialized functions

except -----

29. The Babangida’s regime,

experimented with all sorts

of political contrivances

under the guise of -----

30. In totalitarian states, the law

is used to serve the interest

of the ----- to the detriment

of the weak.

31. 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 _.

32. The separation of the

judiciary from other arms of

government in the

discharge of its

responsibilities

presupposes ------

33. The performance of managerial functions in an organization, can be said to constitute _.

34. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

35. In Britain, members of the

Upper House, the House of

Lords, are ----- while

members of the House of

Commons are__

36. According to Article III of

the United States

Constitution the ----- is

established as part of the

Federal government

responsibility

37. Which system has its component units fairly equal in size and population so as to prevent domination of one unit from another.

38. Democratic governance is

based on the ------

39. The fundamental principle of a is the division of power between the federal and the constituent governments.

40. The absolute and unlimited

authority which a State

possesses confers on it ----

41. Public Administration is organized in two basis namely and _basis.

42. Britain operates a unitary government but with a legislature.

43. The state as an entity has

the right to exercise power

over the ----- and the

people.

44. The ministerial organization of civil servants is headed by a Secretary.

The Senate as well as the
Congress can remove the
president through the
process of ------

46. The ------ committee

submitted that the

appointment of Chairman of

the Independent National

Electoral Commission

(INEC) should not be made

by the President.

47. Internal communication

deals with the relationship

between the organization

and its ------

48. who defined bureaucracy in terms of its structural characteristics? _.

49. The extent and nature of

duties undertaken by

government in the modern

societies are functions of

one of the following ------

50. In the parliamentary system

of government, duties like

presiding over important

national functions or

ceremonies, signing bills

into law and addressing the

parliament are

duties performed by the

_.

51. In the ----- model of

democracy there is ‘fusion

of powers’.

52. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.

53. A

is the machinery through

which the purpose of a

state is achieved

54. Who presides over the

weekly meeting of the

Federal Executive Council?

_.

55. The ----- specifically

provided for the principle of

division of power and

checks and balances

56. The direct election of a

president through popular

votes or indirectly via the

collegiate system is known

as

57. In Nigeria members of both

Upper and Lower

Legislative Houses are -----

58. In which weekly meeting

are major policy decisions

concerning the country

deliberated? -----

59. The law-interpreting organs

of government in Nigeria is

composed of the following

bodies except -----

60. The power to influence the heads and staffs of government bureaus is known as _.

61. The former Eastern region of Nigeria under the late Col. Emeka Odumegu Ojukwu favoured a _at the Aburi meeting in Ghana.

62. The impeachment of the

former governor

_of Oyo State was declared

illegal and unconstitutional

by the Supreme Court

under the Obasanjo

administration.

63. The authoritative direction and superintending of the work of others is regarded as _.

64. Public administration is very closely related to the study of political science. True or False

65. The ----- take charge of the

specific functions of

education, health,

agriculture and works in the

local government.

66. Nigeria adopted the federal system in the year

67. The Action Group of Nigeria (A.G) formed by Chief Obafemi Awolowo originated from a Yoruba socio-cultural group, the

68. The policy of ‘Divide and Rule’ is treaceable to the _.

69. In a federal system, a

bicameral legislature

ensures that a balance is

maintained between the

_and the

units.

70. This is the first country to

practice the presidential

system in the world: ------

71. The fundamental human

rights of the citizens are

defined and enforced by the

-----

72. 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? _.

73. The institution of a nonparliamentary executive is

characteristic of the

_system of government

74. Which type of bureaucracy functions effectively in an atmosphere of consent and confidence? _.

75. According to Okwudiaba Nnoli, was at the root of the development of political parties in Nigeria before independence.

76. The ----- objectives of a

country encourages

national integration

77. The doctrine of separation

of powers means ------

78. The Prime Minister is first

_in a parliamentary system

79. What principle governs a unitary constitution?

80. administration involves the establishment of machinery for planning economic growth,mobilizing and allocating resources to expand national income.

81. The

_constitution does not

provide for the principle of

separation of powers

In the parliamentary system
there is
_among the three organs of
government

83. The universal adult suffrage was introduced in the eastern region in the year _.

84. Which writ is issued to protect a citizen from being deprived of a public office to which he/she may have a right to? _.

85. The State is permanent

while the government is ----

-

86. Montesquieu, held that

States are of three types

namely

,

and

87. The rule – mixed

government is also called --

---

88. The is a professional body of permanent, paid and skilled officials.

89. Section ------ of the

Constitution of the Federal

Republic of Nigeria, 1999

(as amended) vests

executive powers in Mr.

President.

90. In Nigeria, the appointment

of judicial officers by the

President or /Governors is

usually subject to

ratification by the -----

91. Which type of legislature is

good for smaller countries

with relatively homogenous

ethnic nationality?

_.

92. The division of a country into electoral units is known as _.

The doctrine of separation
of powers is pronounced in
the ----- system of
government.

94. There are ------ Local

Government Councils in

Nigeria.

95. The Legislature can upturn

the power of assent of Mr.

President by the use of -----

96. The authority from which

the Constitution of Nigeria,

1999 (as amended) is

made is contained in the ---

---

Preface Proposal Statute Preamble D

MCQ The

97. The proposition that a country’s constitution must be unitary , if it is uni-lingual or uni-national is credited to

98. Who performs oversight

functions on the Executive?

------

99. The electoral system was first introduced in the year in Nigeria.

100. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

101. The lower legislative

chamber is generally more

popular in character and

broad based in

representation because ----

102. The following except ------

are the forms of

government identified by

Aristotle.

103. Aristotle identified ------

forms of government.

104. The doctrine of separation

of powers could be traced

to

105. 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 ------

106. The four regions in the country were abolished and replaced with by Maj. Gen J.T.U. Aguiyi Ironsi.

107. The President is the ----- of

the Nigerian state.

108. Aristotle refers to the -----

as the best form of

government attainable by a

state.

109. The Presidential and

Parliamentary executive

systems are mainly

practised in the ---- and -----

respectively.

110. In Nigeria as well as the

world, when judicial officers

are appointed by the

President/Governors it is

usually on the

recommendation of the

111. In the performance of its

functions, the local

government chairperson is

assisted by -----

112. In pursuit of some special interests, pressure groups bring pressure to bear upon the administration through officers

113. The Northern People’s Congress (NPC), like the AG was also formed in the year _from the Hausa cultural group, Jammiyyar Mutaine Arewa

114. The administrative

bureaucracy that controls a

nation-state at any given

time is known as -----

Nigeria adopted the
American type presidential
system of government in
_.

116. In administration, top administrative officials are responsible to the representatives of the people.

The presidential system of
government is anchored on
the twin mechanisms of
and

118. Nigeria became a republic

in

_.

119. The Federal office of statistics and the Planning Commission are working for the collection of information and _.

120. Who made

recommendations

concerning the granting of

autonomy to the

Independent National

Electoral Commission? -----

121. Who is the foremost authority on federalism? _.

122. The civil service in Nigeria is organized into the Federal _service, and the state service.

123. The two legislative

chambers in Nigeria is

known as

124. 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

125. A

_refers to a group of people

who believe they have the

followings in common:

culture, language, history,

tradition, and religion in a

fixed territory.

126. The ---- party in Edo state,

and ----- party in Ondo state

inaugurated into their

offices their candidates as

Governors after Courts

invalidated the elections of

their predecessors.

127. The is a body of politicians representing particular territories and interests.

128. The following are the

characteristics of a state

except ------

129. The executive arm of the

government is composed of

all of the following except --

---

130. The horizontal structuring of civil services into classes was abolished by the 19 Civil Service Reforms

The Economic and
Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) was
first under the chairmanship
of ------

132. In the state of nature the life

of man is solitary, nasty,

poor, ----- and -----

133. The late President

Yar’Adua in recognition of

the flawed nature of

elections set up the -----

reform panel.

The first major and bold
step taken by late President
Yar’Adua on assumption of
office was the ------

135. Legislatures are either

_or

136. In 1914, the _and_protectorates were amalgamated.

137. In a ------ legislature there

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

138. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

139. Every official is responsible to and under the control of his/her administrative superiors known as _.

140. 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.

141. In public administration, is basically concerned with the scientific study of human behaviour in diverse social settings

142. What is the objective of

separation of powers? ------

143. In Nigeria, when a judge

retires on the attainment of

65 years of age, their

appointment is

subsequently made on a ---

-- basis after meeting

certain requirements.

144. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level