POL111

1. One of the following may be a factor for

military coup________________

2. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

3. The only political system that tolerates

opposition is

_democracy

4. Copy - The popular saying that ‘man, by nature,

is a political animal’ is credited

to______________

5. _is a

constitutional procedure by which

electorates may cause withdrawal of their

representative from Legislature

6. The provisions of S.27 (2)(g)(ii) of the

1999 constitution states that to acquire

the Nigerian citizenship by naturalization,

the applicant must have resided in

Nigeria for a continuous period

of______________

7. The Organization of African Unity (OAU)

now (AU) was founded in

8. An order by a Law Court seeking

production of a detainee is

called________________

9. The popular saying that ‘man, by nature,

is a political animal’ is credited

to______________

10. The official record of debates in the

Parliament is

called__________________

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

politics was between two ideological

power blocs led by the Soviets Union and

12. 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

13. The 1922 Constitution was regarded as a

watershed in the political development of

Nigeria because it________________

14. The power sharing nature as one of the

features of the Nigerian Constitution,

suggests that the country

practices_________________ system of

government

15. Law, in relation to political science, could

simply mean__________________

16. One of the elements of State that is

1. defined as land, water and airspace is

17. The constitutional provision whereby Mr.

President may grant any person

convicted of any offence a pardon is

called

18. Subordinate laws made by the Local

Government Councils are

called______________________

19. The territorial boundary of a country

includes land, airspace and

20. Under the law of social contract theory,

Rousseau argues that government is

legitimate only if it operates only

according to the principles of

21. The difference between Social and

Natural Sciences is that the theories and

hypothesis in the

_lack

universal validity

22. The process that removes an elected

President or Governor from office before

the end of his or her tenure is called

23. Democratic rule in Nigeria began with

independence in 1960, the current

dispensation is the

24. The statement that “power corrupts, and

absolute power corrupts absolutely” by

Lord Acton is emphasizing the doctrine

of____________

25. The theory that explains the legitimacy of

kingship in the political system is

26. The two major blocs that formed the OAU

were Casablanca and

_groups

27. It is a truism that every constitution must

always be codified in a single document.

True or False

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

Yakubu Gowon led the federal troops

while Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu led the

_troops

29. The best way to differential Substantive

from Subordinate laws is

through____________________

30. A political ideology that sees religion as

opium of the society is

31. A political philosopher who describes the

state of nature as “poor, solitary, nasty,

brutish and short” in his book “The

Leviathan”___

32. A credible and generally acceptable

election is a criterion for examine political

33. If the Kwara State Governor vetos a Bill

passed by the State Assembly,

then_______________

34. Political gerrymandering

means__________________

35. The United Nations Organization was

established in the year

36. The first colonial Governor to introduce a

Constitution that gave franchise to

Nigerians was______________

37. The arrangement under which individuals

in a State surrender their rights to rule

themselves to the government is known

as_______________________

38. A system of government where the

leader engages in excessive use of

power or authority is called

39. Aristocracy is a__________________

40. Safe from her economic resources,

Nigeria is regarded as giant of Africa

because of her

_size

41. Politics is not and cannot be pure science

like Physics, Chemistry and Biology

because___________________

42. The mandatory period of four years,

which the constitution allows holders of

the office of the President or Governor is

known as

43. In the grammar of politics, franchise

means______________

44. In a developing democracy, Fundamental

Human Rights are better guaranteed

under a

_Constitution

45. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

46. Military rule is classified as

_because it

is a government by few but powerful

people

47. Once elected

_is above

his political party

48. The Divine Right Theory serves to give

legitimacy to the rule by a

49. The stage at which debate takes place

on the general principle of a Bill in the

Legislature is

_reading

50. Another name for Appropriation Bill

presented annually to the Legislature is