POL124

1. 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.

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

3. In totalitarian states, the law

is used to serve the interest

of the ----- to the detriment

of the weak.

4. This is the first country to

practice the presidential

system in the world: ------

5. Public Administration is organized in two basis namely and _basis.

6. Maintenance of law and

order is one of the ----

duties of a government in a

society.

The presidential system of
government is anchored on
the twin mechanisms of
and

8. The impeachment of the

former governor

_of Oyo State was declared

illegal and unconstitutional

by the Supreme Court

under the Obasanjo

administration.

9. Who made

recommendations

concerning the granting of

autonomy to the

Independent National

Electoral Commission? -----

10. The ----- specifically

provided for the principle of

division of power and

checks and balances

11. In Nigeria, the appointment

of judicial officers by the

President or /Governors is

usually subject to

ratification by the -----

12. The state as an entity has

the right to exercise power

over the ----- and the

people.

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

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

15. administration involves the establishment of machinery for planning economic growth,mobilizing and allocating resources to expand national income.

16. Which type of legislature is

good for smaller countries

with relatively homogenous

ethnic nationality?

_.

17. There are ------ Local

Government Councils in

Nigeria.

18. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

19. According to Article III of

the United States

Constitution the ----- is

established as part of the

Federal government

responsibility

20. Section ------ of the

Constitution of the Federal

Republic of Nigeria, 1999

(as amended) vests

executive powers in Mr.

President.

21. In Britain, members of the

Upper House, the House of

Lords, are ----- while

members of the House of

Commons are__

22. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.

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

24. The following except ------

are the forms of

government identified by

Aristotle.

25. The Northern People’s Congress (NPC), like the AG was also formed in the year _from the Hausa cultural group, Jammiyyar Mutaine Arewa

26. For service to be effective and efficient, the first principle of good leadership in administration is _of authority.

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

28. The legislative arm of

government is composed of

honorable men/women

usually elected from -----

29. Montesquieu, held that

States are of three types

namely

,

and

30. The Economic and

Financial Crimes

Commission (EFCC) was

established by the ------

administration

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

32. The proposition that a country’s constitution must be unitary , if it is uni-lingual or uni-national is credited to

33. In which weekly meeting

are major policy decisions

concerning the country

deliberated? -----

34. The ------ committee

submitted that the

appointment of Chairman of

the Independent National

Electoral Commission

(INEC) should not be made

by the President.

35. Internal communication

deals with the relationship

between the organization

and its ------

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

37. Aristotle identified ------

forms of government.

38. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

39. In public administration, is basically concerned with the scientific study of human behaviour in diverse social settings

40. Which model of

government imbibes some

features of both

parliamentary and

presidential forms of

governments? -----

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

42. 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

43. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level

44. Which type of bureaucracy functions effectively in an atmosphere of consent and confidence? _.

45. Which of these is an

element of the State ---

46. In a federal system, a

bicameral legislature

ensures that a balance is

maintained between the

_and the

units.

47. The State is permanent

while the government is ----

-

48. In a ------ legislature there

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

49. The law-interpreting organs

of government in Nigeria is

composed of the following

bodies except -----

50. The

is a system of dual

executive in which there is

separation between the

head of state and the head

of government