POL111

1. The Senate President in the Nigeria's

First Republic was

2. One of the major achievements of the

civil rule in the first Republic

was______________

3. The colonial government created

in the

eastern part of Nigeria where there was

no central authority like the northern and

western parts of the country to sustain

the Indirect Rule system

4. In international relations, factors

correlated with national powers could

be_______________

5. The political system that tends to

eliminate the free market economy

6. The fact that the Nigerian Constitution

has a cumbersome procedure for its

amendment, makes

it_____________________

7. Absolute monarchy is a system of

government where

the__________________

8. A credible and generally acceptable

election is a criterion for examine political

9. The Organization of African Unity (OAU)

now (AU) was founded in

10. Under the law of social contract theory,

Rousseau argues that government is

legitimate only if it operates only

according to the principles of

11. There is no freedom without limitation

because_____________

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

of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,

deals with_____________________

13. A State is an entity that lives in perpetuity

while is her

agent

14. In Nigeria, the legal bases of political

institutions are found

in________________

15. The State must protect citizens’ rights

and liberties to ensure_____________

16. An element of state that states the size of

the inhabitants of the area is

17. Democratic rule in Nigeria began with

independence in 1960, the current

dispensation is the

18. One of the arguments for government

participation in public enterprises

is______________________

19. The United Nations' principle of

_states that

Nigeria and United states of America are

contemporaries

20. The best way to differential Substantive

from Subordinate laws is

through____________________

21. The most legitimate source of political

authority is

through__________________

22. The Chairman of the ‘49 wisemen’ who

drafted the 1979 constitution

was_____________________

23. In the grammar of politics, franchise

means______________

24. The use of one’s official position to

further one’s personal interest could be

regarded

as_____________________________

25. The Nigerian Labour Congress is distinct

from the Nigerian Labour Party because

the former is a

_group

26. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

27. According to S.153(1) of the 1999

Constitution, which of the followings is

the odd one out__________________

28. The arrangement under which individuals

in a State surrender their rights to rule

themselves to the government is known

as_______________________

29. By the Nigerian constitution of 1999, one

must belong to a

_to stand for

any election

30. The most powerful organ of the United

Nations is

31. If the Kwara State Governor vetos a Bill

passed by the State Assembly,

then_______________

32. A constitutional provision that makes

some public officials literally above the

law is called

_clause

33. The Nigeria's prime Minister in the First

Republic was

34. Nigeria was divided into three regions by

the Richard’s Constitution

of___________________

1914 1954 1946 1951 C

MCQ The first colonial Governor to

35. One of the elements of State that is

1. defined as land, water and airspace is

36. The official record of debates in the

Parliament is

called__________________

37. Coup d’etat is different from Terrorism

because while the former is a forceful

change of government, the latter could

be described as_________________

38. A Senator of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria is elected from a

39. Decisions can be democratically taken at

the parliament either by division; show of

hands or by

_votes

40. The theory stating that "God creates

authority and that He appoints some

people to rule on His behalf" is known

as_____________________

41. The political concept that describes

citizens’ love and loyalty to their country

is______________________

42. The most senior military officer in the

Interim National Government that took

over the reins of power from Gen.

Ibrahim Babangida in 1993

was___________________

43. The Great October Bolshevik Revolution

took place in Russia in

44. The power sharing nature as one of the

features of the Nigerian Constitution,

suggests that the country

practices_________________ system of

government

45. To protect the citizens’ rights and prevent

secession from the union, a federal

constitution must

be_____________________

46. The United Nations Organization was

established in the year

47. The stage at which debate takes place

on the general principle of a Bill in the

Legislature is

_reading

48. One of the major problems of peaceful

political leadership succession in Africa

is_______________________

49. 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

50. By the Nigerian Constitution of 1999, no

President can serve for more than

_terms