POL124

1. The late President

Yar’Adua in recognition of

the flawed nature of

elections set up the -----

reform panel.

2. 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

3. A

_refers to a group of people

who believe they have the

followings in common:

culture, language, history,

tradition, and religion in a

fixed territory.

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

5. In Nigeria as well as the

world, when judicial officers

are appointed by the

President/Governors it is

usually on the

recommendation of the

6. The administrative

bureaucracy that controls a

nation-state at any given

time is known as -----

7. In which weekly meeting

are major policy decisions

concerning the country

deliberated? -----

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

9. The policy of ‘Divide and Rule’ is treaceable to the _.

10. The authoritative direction and superintending of the work of others is regarded as _.

11. The ---- party in Edo state,

and ----- party in Ondo state

inaugurated into their

offices their candidates as

Governors after Courts

invalidated the elections of

their predecessors.

12. According to Article III of

the United States

Constitution the ----- is

established as part of the

Federal government

responsibility

13. The impeachment of the

former governor

_of Oyo State was declared

illegal and unconstitutional

by the Supreme Court

under the Obasanjo

administration.

14. who defined bureaucracy in terms of its structural characteristics? _.

15. 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

16. In 1914, the _and_protectorates were amalgamated.

17. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

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 power to influence the heads and staffs of government bureaus is known as _.

20. Every official is responsible to and under the control of his/her administrative superiors known as _.

21. In Nigeria members of both

Upper and Lower

Legislative Houses are -----

22. The

_constitution does not

provide for the principle of

separation of powers

23. In a ------ legislature there

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

24. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

25. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.

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

27. The doctrine of separation

of powers means ------

28. Who made

recommendations

concerning the granting of

autonomy to the

Independent National

Electoral Commission? -----

29. A primary purpose of

government is ------

30. The separation of the

judiciary from other arms of

government in the

discharge of its

responsibilities

presupposes ------

31. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.

32. The Babangida’s regime,

experimented with all sorts

of political contrivances

under the guise of -----

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

34. The former Eastern region of Nigeria under the late Col. Emeka Odumegu Ojukwu favoured a _at the Aburi meeting in Ghana.

35. The is a body of politicians representing particular territories and interests.

36. In Nigeria as well as in

some other countries, the

fear of electing judges is

premised on the liability of -

-----

37. The four regions in the country were abolished and replaced with by Maj. Gen J.T.U. Aguiyi Ironsi.

38. The authority from which

the Constitution of Nigeria,

1999 (as amended) is

made is contained in the ---

---

Preface Proposal Statute Preamble D

MCQ The

39. The Legislature can upturn

the power of assent of Mr.

President by the use of -----

40. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

41. The horizontal structuring of civil services into classes was abolished by the 19 Civil Service Reforms

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

43. In administration, top administrative officials are responsible to the representatives of the people.

44. Which writ is issued to protect a citizen from being deprived of a public office to which he/she may have a right to? _.

45. Section ------ of the

Constitution of the Federal

Republic of Nigeria, 1999

(as amended) vests

executive powers in Mr.

President.

46. Aristotle refers to the -----

as the best form of

government attainable by a

state.

47. Maintenance of law and

order is one of the ----

duties of a government in a

society.

48. The ------ committee

submitted that the

appointment of Chairman of

the Independent National

Electoral Commission

(INEC) should not be made

by the President.

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

50. Prior to the attainment of independence in 1960, Nigeria had three major political parties: the National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC),Northern People’s Congress (NPC) and the _.