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POL111
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1. A system of government where the
leader engages in excessive use of
power or authority is called
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2. The territorial boundary of a country
includes land, airspace and
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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. One of the sources of authority that
confers legitimacy by virtue of birth is
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5. 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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6. 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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7. An element of state that states the size of
the inhabitants of the area is
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8. One of the followings is not a feature of
written
constitution_______________________
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9. In Nigeria, the legal bases of political
institutions are found
in________________
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10. The two major blocs that formed the OAU
were Casablanca and
_groups
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11. The popular saying that ‘man, by nature,
is a political animal’ is credited
to______________
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12. The Nigeria's prime Minister in the First
Republic was
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13. Col. Muammer Ghaddafi's coup in Libya
in 1969 was against the monarchy led by
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14. Military rule is classified as
_because it
is a government by few but powerful
people
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15. A credible and generally acceptable
election is a criterion for examine political
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16. A constitutional provision that makes
some public officials literally above the
law is called
_clause
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17. One of the elements of State that is
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18. The concept of power was defined as
“who gets what, how and when” is a
contribution by___________
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19. Voting in an election by a citizen is
performing a
_duty
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20. The electoral constituency within which a
Councilor is elected is called
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21. Nigerian Patriots who fought for the
revalidation of 'June 12' election came
under the umbrella organization called
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22. Decisions can be democratically taken at
the parliament either by division; show of
hands or by
_votes
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23. In addition to English language, the
business of the Kaduna State House of
Assembly may be conducted in one of
the following Nigerian
languages__________________
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24. The United Nations Organization was
established in the year
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25. By the Nigerian constitution of 1999, one
must belong to a
_to stand for
any election
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26. By tradition, the military suspends the
constitution to rule by
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27. Which of the following statements is NOT
correct about international
law_________________
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28. An order by a Law Court seeking
production of a detainee is
called________________
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29. One of the methods of studying political
science is__________________
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30. According to S.96(1) of the 1999
constitution, the quorum of a House of
Assembly shall be_______________of
all the members
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31. The Nigerian Labour Congress is distinct
from the Nigerian Labour Party because
the former is a
_group
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32. The theory that explains the legitimacy of
kingship in the political system is
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33. The US Constitution was fundamentally
different from that of Nigeria
because__________________
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34. By the Nigerian Constitution of 1999, no
President can serve for more than
_terms
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35. The political philosopher that describes
life in the state of nature as "solitary,
poor, nasty, brutish and short." was
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36. Politics is defined as a social science
because it________________
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37. Election by show of hand in such a
manner that others know how one has
voted is an example of
_voting
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38. In a developing democracy, Fundamental
Human Rights are better guaranteed
under a
_Constitution
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39. The Divine Right Theory serves to give
legitimacy to the rule by a
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40. 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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41. The preamble ‘we the people of
Nigeria…’ in the Nigerian Constitution,
1999 is deceptive
because________________
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42. Safe from her economic resources,
Nigeria is regarded as giant of Africa
because of her
_size
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43. A State is an entity that lives in perpetuity
while is her
agent
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44. The International Court of Justice's
decision over
between
Nigeria and Cameroun is an example of
limitation to the sovereignty of the
Nigerian state
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45. A country as a political unit could be
defined either as a State or a
because the
two concepts are used interchangeably
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46. Oligarchy as a form of government is
defined as a_______________________
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47. Military rule is regarded as an aberration
because____________________
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48. One of the major achievements of the
civil rule in the first Republic
was______________
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49. Political gerrymandering
means__________________
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50. The statement that “power corrupts, and
absolute power corrupts absolutely” by
Lord Acton is emphasizing the doctrine
of____________
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