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POL111
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1. The writ of Habeas corpus is aimed
at_____________
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2. One of the significance of the 1963
Republican Constitution was
that_____________________
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3. 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
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4. Another name for Appropriation Bill
presented annually to the Legislature is
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5. The symbol of authority that is used by
the presiding officer in the legislature to
terminate debate is called
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6. The first colonial Governor to introduce a
Constitution that gave franchise to
Nigerians was______________
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7. In the Westminster system of
government, the 'shadow cabinet' formed
by the official opposition has no place in
the _system
of government
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8. The Latin phrase ‘ultra vires’, means an
action taken beyond
capacity
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9. One of the major problems of peaceful
political leadership succession in Africa
is_______________________
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10. The British unwritten constitution is
based on
_which is the customary ways in which
things are done by the British
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11. The most legitimate source of political
authority is
through__________________
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12. Political science cannot be studied in
isolation of other academic disciplines
because____________
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13. The concept of
responsibility is a feature of
parliamentary system of government
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14. The most senior military officer in the
Interim National Government that took
over the reins of power from Gen.
Ibrahim Babangida in 1993
was___________________
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15. The Chairman of the ‘49 wisemen’ who
drafted the 1979 constitution
was_____________________
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16. Due process simply
means_____________________
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17. Oligarchy as a form of government is
defined as a_______________________
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18. 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
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19. The Nigeria's prime Minister in the First
Republic was
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20. One of the elements of State that is
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21. The only political system that tolerates
opposition is
_democracy
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22. Safe from her economic resources,
Nigeria is regarded as giant of Africa
because of her
_size
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23. Once elected
_is above
his political party
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24. One of the arguments for government
participation in public enterprises
is______________________
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25. During the period of
_, citizens'
rights to freedom of movement could be
violated by the state
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26. The most powerful organ of the United
Nations is
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27. The difference between Social and
Natural Sciences is that the theories and
hypothesis in the
_lack
universal validity
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28. The political system that tends to
eliminate the free market economy
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29. Political gerrymandering
means__________________
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30. One of the major achievements of the
civil rule in the first Republic
was______________
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31. A__Constitution is one that is very easy
to amend__________________
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32. The 'Cold War' under the bi-polar world
politics was between two ideological
power blocs led by the Soviets Union and
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33. Democratic rule in Nigeria began with
independence in 1960, the current
dispensation is the
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34. Press censorship is a nature of
rule unlike a
democratic government
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35. Press censorship is a nature of
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36. Recently, Nigeria was elected as a nonpermanent member of the United
Nation's
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37. The statement that “power corrupts, and
absolute power corrupts absolutely” by
Lord Acton is emphasizing the doctrine
of____________
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38. The theory that explains the legitimacy of
kingship in the political system is
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39. tie of vote on a particular motion in the
legislature is resolved
by_________________
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40. NADECO, a pro-democracy group was
formed in 1993 to fight the military regime
of
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41. Military rule is regarded as an aberration
because____________________
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42. Aristocracy is a__________________
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43. The most striking characteristic of a State
that differentiates it from other forms of
association of people
is_____
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44. By the Nigerian constitution of 1999, one
must belong to a
_to stand for
any election
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45. In a presidential democracy, Mr.
President combines both Executive and
functions
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46. The preamble ‘we the people of
Nigeria…’ in the Nigerian Constitution,
1999 is deceptive
because________________
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47. By the Nigerian Constitution of 1999, no
President can serve for more than
_terms
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48. Statistical and Mathematical models are
used as tools of analysis in Natural
Sciences but never in the Social
Sciences. True or False
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49. The Divine Right Theory serves to give
legitimacy to the rule by a
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50. The process that removes an elected
President or Governor from office before
the end of his or her tenure is called
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