POL111

1. Col. Muammer Ghaddafi's coup in Libya

in 1969 was against the monarchy led by

2. A constitutional provision that makes

some public officials literally above the

law is called

_clause

3. Oligarchy as a form of government is

defined as a_______________________

4. Democratic rule in Nigeria began with

independence in 1960, the current

dispensation is the

5. The United Nations' principle of

_states that

Nigeria and United states of America are

contemporaries

6. A government by the elderly is

called___________________

7. One of the methods of studying political

science is__________________

8. If the Kwara State Governor vetos a Bill

passed by the State Assembly,

then_______________

9. During the period of

_, citizens'

rights to freedom of movement could be

violated by the state

10. The first colonial Governor to introduce a

Constitution that gave franchise to

Nigerians was______________

11. The writ of Habeas corpus is aimed

at_____________

12. President Goodluck Jonathan first

became Nigeria’s Acting President

through what is called

invoked by

the National Assembly

13. tie of vote on a particular motion in the

legislature is resolved

by_________________

14. Election by show of hand in such a

manner that others know how one has

voted is an example of

_voting

15. Absolute monarchy is a system of

government where

the__________________

16. The Residual powers in the Nigerian

1999 Constitution belong to the Local

Government, otherwise known

as________________Level

17. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

18. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

19. A political ideology that sees religion as

opium of the society is

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

is a political animal’ is credited

to______________

21. Under the law of social contract theory,

Rousseau argues that government is

legitimate only if it operates only

according to the principles of

22. By tradition, the military suspends the

constitution to rule by

23. Military rule is classified as

_because it

is a government by few but powerful

people

24. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

25. Political gerrymandering

means__________________

26. Nigerian Patriots who fought for the

revalidation of 'June 12' election came

under the umbrella organization called

27. By the provision of Article 24(1), the

Headquarters of the African Union is in

28. The mandatory period of four years,

which the constitution allows holders of

the office of the President or Governor is

known as

29. The stage at which debate takes place

on the general principle of a Bill in the

Legislature is

_reading

30. The preamble ‘we the people of

Nigeria…’ in the Nigerian Constitution,

1999 is deceptive

because________________

31. Press censorship is a nature of

rule unlike a

democratic government

32. The Divine Right Theory serves to give

legitimacy to the rule by a

33. One of the major achievements of the

civil rule in the first Republic

was______________

34. The difference between Social and

Natural Sciences is that the theories and

hypothesis in the

_lack

universal validity

35. One of the arguments for government

participation in public enterprises

is______________________

36. The arrangement under which individuals

in a State surrender their rights to rule

themselves to the government is known

as_______________________

37. By the provision of the 1999 Nigerian

Constitution, both the Federal and the

component States have power to

legislate on the items

under_________________ List

38. The Nigerian Labour Congress is distinct

from the Nigerian Labour Party because

the former is a

_group

39. A system of government where the

leader engages in excessive use of

power or authority is called

40. The most legitimate source of political

authority is

through__________________

41. The fact that the Nigerian Constitution

has a cumbersome procedure for its

amendment, makes

it_____________________

42. Bi-Cameralism

means_______________________

43. In a developing democracy, Fundamental

Human Rights are better guaranteed

under a

_Constitution

44. A__Constitution is one that is very easy

to amend__________________

45. According to S.96(1) of the 1999

constitution, the quorum of a House of

Assembly shall be_______________of

all the members

46. The only political system that tolerates

opposition is

_democracy

47. 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

48. The immediate cause of 'operation we tie'

in the Western Region was the massive

rigging of the election of

49. One of the reliable sources of law

is_____________________

50. The most powerful nation among the

World's Superpowers in the 21st century

is