POL111

1. A country as a political unit could be

defined either as a State or a

because the

two concepts are used interchangeably

2. The most striking characteristic of a State

that differentiates it from other forms of

association of people

is_____

3. Which of the following is correct with

regard to the Nigerian Labour Party and

the Nigerian Labour

Congress__________________

4. In a developing democracy, Fundamental

Human Rights are better guaranteed

under a

_Constitution

5. The process that removes an elected

President or Governor from office before

the end of his or her tenure is called

6. The Great October Bolshevik Revolution

took place in Russia in

7. President Goodluck Jonathan first

became Nigeria’s Acting President

through what is called

invoked by

the National Assembly

8. The Latin phrase ‘ultra vires’, means an

action taken beyond

capacity

9. Due process simply

means_____________________

10. Political gerrymandering

means__________________

11. An order by a Law Court seeking

production of a detainee is

called________________

12. Nigerian Patriots who fought for the

revalidation of 'June 12' election came

under the umbrella organization called

13. The Nigeria's prime Minister in the First

Republic was

14. The concept of

responsibility is a feature of

parliamentary system of government

15. The Senate President in the Nigeria's

First Republic was

16. Political Science and Economics have a

common denominator in that the two

disciplines study

_in his

environment

17. The Nigerian Labour Congress is distinct

from the Nigerian Labour Party because

the former is a

_group

18. Aristocracy is a__________________

19. The first colonial Governor to introduce a

Constitution that gave franchise to

Nigerians was______________

20. The power sharing nature as one of the

features of the Nigerian Constitution,

suggests that the country

practices_________________ system of

government

21. One of the arguments for government

participation in public enterprises

is______________________

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

politics was between two ideological

power blocs led by the Soviets Union and

23. The statement that “power corrupts, and

absolute power corrupts absolutely” by

Lord Acton is emphasizing the doctrine

of____________

24. Safe from her economic resources,

Nigeria is regarded as giant of Africa

because of her

_size

25. The first African country to experience

military coup

is__________________________

26. Coup d’etat is different from Terrorism

because while the former is a forceful

change of government, the latter could

be described as_________________

27. The preamble ‘we the people of

Nigeria…’ in the Nigerian Constitution,

1999 is deceptive

because________________

28. The theory that explains the legitimacy of

kingship in the political system is

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

of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,

deals with_____________________

30. Oligarchy as a form of government is

defined as a_______________________

31. In international relations, factors

correlated with national powers could

be_______________

32. During the period of

_, citizens'

rights to freedom of movement could be

violated by the state

33. Election by show of hand in such a

manner that others know how one has

voted is an example of

_voting

34. The fact that the Nigerian Constitution

has a cumbersome procedure for its

amendment, makes

it_____________________

35. An element of state that states the size of

the inhabitants of the area is

36. There is no freedom without limitation

because_____________

37. The most powerful nation among the

World's Superpowers in the 21st century

is

38. The concept of power was defined as

“who gets what, how and when” is a

contribution by___________

39. 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______________

40. The (Super Powers) permanent member

of the Security Council of the United

Nations have

_power

41. The theory stating that "God creates

authority and that He appoints some

people to rule on His behalf" is known

as_____________________

42. A system of government where the

leader engages in excessive use of

power or authority is called

43. In the Westminster system of

government, the 'shadow cabinet' formed

by the official opposition has no place in

the _system

of government

44. A State is an entity that lives in perpetuity

while is her

agent

45. By the provision of the 1999 Nigerian

Constitution, both the Federal and the

component States have power to

legislate on the items

under_________________ List

46. By tradition, the military suspends the

constitution to rule by

47. The only political system that tolerates

opposition is

_democracy

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

is a political animal’ is credited

to______________

49. A constitutional provision that makes

some public officials literally above the

law is called

_clause

50. The most senior military officer in the

Interim National Government that took

over the reins of power from Gen.

Ibrahim Babangida in 1993

was___________________