POL111

1. If the Kwara State Governor vetos a Bill

passed by the State Assembly,

then_______________

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

politics was between two ideological

power blocs led by the Soviets Union and

3. Election by show of hand in such a

manner that others know how one has

voted is an example of

_voting

4. In Nigeria, the legal bases of political

institutions are found

in________________

5. The mandatory period of four years,

which the constitution allows holders of

the office of the President or Governor is

known as

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

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

7. Law of libel is___________

8. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

9. On the eve of the Nigerian civil war, the

Federal Republic of Nigeria was broken

into _States

10. President Goodluck Jonathan first

became Nigeria’s Acting President

through what is called

invoked by

the National Assembly

11. A constitutional provision that makes

some public officials literally above the

law is called

_clause

12. Lagos is not a state in the sense of

Nigerian State because it lacks

13. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

14. One of the significance of the 1963

Republican Constitution was

that_____________________

15. The Great October Bolshevik Revolution

took place in Russia in

16. Another name for Appropriation Bill

presented annually to the Legislature is

17. One of the major achievements of the

civil rule in the first Republic

was______________

18. Which of the following is correct with

regard to the Nigerian Labour Party and

the Nigerian Labour

Congress__________________

19. The Nigerian Labour Congress is distinct

from the Nigerian Labour Party because

the former is a

_group

20. Political science cannot be studied in

isolation of other academic disciplines

because____________

21. In a developing democracy, Fundamental

Human Rights are better guaranteed

under a

_Constitution

22. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

23. The political system that tends to

eliminate the free market economy

24. One of the following may be a factor for

military coup________________

25. The most legitimate source of political

authority is

through__________________

26. The first African country to experience

military coup

is__________________________

27. A political philosopher who describes the

state of nature as “poor, solitary, nasty,

brutish and short” in his book “The

Leviathan”___

28. In international relations, factors

correlated with national powers could

be_______________

29. The only political system that tolerates

opposition is

_democracy

30. The US Constitution was fundamentally

different from that of Nigeria

because__________________

31. 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

32. NADECO, a pro-democracy group was

formed in 1993 to fight the military regime

of

33. The State must protect citizens’ rights

and liberties to ensure_____________

34. 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

35. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

36. Law, in relation to political science, could

simply mean__________________

37. One of the methods of studying political

science is__________________

38. The power sharing nature as one of the

features of the Nigerian Constitution,

suggests that the country

practices_________________ system of

government

39. By the 1999 constitution, the demand for

additional local governments is

determined by_____________________

40. The Chairman of the ‘49 wisemen’ who

drafted the 1979 constitution

was_____________________

41. In the grammar of politics, franchise

means______________

42. Under the law of social contract theory,

Rousseau argues that government is

legitimate only if it operates only

according to the principles of

43. The United Nations Organization was

established in the year

44. The federal character principle in the

Nigerian constitution is aimed at

ensuring_________________

45. Military rule is classified as

_because it

is a government by few but powerful

people

46. One of the elements of State that is

1. defined as land, water and airspace is

47. A State is an entity that lives in perpetuity

while is her

agent

48. Membership of the Nigerian National

Council of State comprises the following

but one__________________

49. The electoral constituency within which a

Councilor is elected is called

50. The fact that the Nigerian Constitution

has a cumbersome procedure for its

amendment, makes

it_____________________