POL124

1. The Action Group of Nigeria (A.G) formed by Chief Obafemi Awolowo originated from a Yoruba socio-cultural group, the

2. The ------ committee

submitted that the

appointment of Chairman of

the Independent National

Electoral Commission

(INEC) should not be made

by the President.

3. Britain operates a unitary government but with a legislature.

The first major and bold
step taken by late President
Yar’Adua on assumption of
office was the ------

5. Which system has its component units fairly equal in size and population so as to prevent domination of one unit from another.

6. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level

7. In pursuit of some special interests, pressure groups bring pressure to bear upon the administration through officers

8. The following except ------

are the forms of

government identified by

Aristotle.

9. Which model of

government imbibes some

features of both

parliamentary and

presidential forms of

governments? -----

Nigeria operated the
parliamentary system of
government in the
_Republic

11. The Presidential and

Parliamentary executive

systems are mainly

practised in the ---- and -----

respectively.

12. The

_constitution does not

provide for the principle of

separation of powers

13. In a parliamentary system,

an elected member of the

legislature becomes a

prime minister, on the

strength of his ability to

command the loyalty of his

former colleagues based on

the

14. The system is a process or the machinery through which citizens in any given democratic state elect their representatives in competitive elections held at periodic intervals.

15. When the national or central government is supreme over other levels of government that might exist in a given state,it is said to be

16. The late President

Yar’Adua in recognition of

the flawed nature of

elections set up the -----

reform panel.

17. In 1914, the _and_protectorates were amalgamated.

18. The mechanism adopted to

defend a country's

corporate existence from

either external invasion or

internal insurrection

includes all of the following

except ------

19. The executive arm of the

government is composed of

all of the following except --

---

20. In a federal system, a

bicameral legislature

ensures that a balance is

maintained between the

_and the

units.

21. Who made

recommendations

concerning the granting of

autonomy to the

Independent National

Electoral Commission? -----

22. The doctrine of separation

of powers could be traced

to

23. Which type of legislature is

good for smaller countries

with relatively homogenous

ethnic nationality?

_.

The Council Chairman in
the local government is
assisted by the ---- in the
administration of its
functions.

In the parliamentary system
there is
_among the three organs of
government

26. The origin of Political parties in the colonial era in Nigeria is traceable to the _constitution of 1922.

27. The division of a country into electoral units is known as _.

28. Section ------ of the

Constitution of the Federal

Republic of Nigeria, 1999

(as amended) vests

executive powers in Mr.

President.

29. The ----- take charge of the

specific functions of

education, health,

agriculture and works in the

local government.

30. In Nigeria members of both

Upper and Lower

Legislative Houses are -----

31. Montesquieu, held that

States are of three types

namely

,

and

32. The doctrine of fusion of

powers is practised in the

_system of government

33. The is a professional body of permanent, paid and skilled officials.

34. The Legislature can upturn

the power of assent of Mr.

President by the use of -----

35. The

is a system of dual

executive in which there is

separation between the

head of state and the head

of government

36. The 1945 general strike, which almost paralysed the economic activities of the colonial power in Nigeria made late Pa Imoudu Nigeria labour _.

37. The ----- objectives of a

country encourages

national integration

38. The Economic and

Financial Crimes

Commission (EFCC) was

established by the ------

administration

39. The performance of managerial functions in an organization, can be said to constitute _.

40. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

41. _is the power or right of a person commanding other people to do things

42. In Nigeria, when a judge

retires on the attainment of

65 years of age, their

appointment is

subsequently made on a ---

-- basis after meeting

certain requirements.

43. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

44. The Federal office of statistics and the Planning Commission are working for the collection of information and _.

The Economic and
Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) was
first under the chairmanship
of ------

46. The two legislative

chambers in Nigeria is

known as

47. The Babangida’s regime,

experimented with all sorts

of political contrivances

under the guise of -----

48. What is the objective of

separation of powers? ------

The Senate as well as the
Congress can remove the
president through the
process of ------

50. Nigeria became a republic

in

_.