POL124

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

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

3. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.

4. The payment of better

salaries to judges

checkmates -----

5. The quasi￾parliamentary/presidential

model of executive system

of government is linked to --

---

6. The state as an entity has

the right to exercise power

over the ----- and the

people.

7. 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.

8. The Legislature can upturn

the power of assent of Mr.

President by the use of -----

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

10. The idea that one organ of

government should not

control or interfere with the

exercise of the functions of

another organ is the

premise of ------

11. 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 _.

12. The following are extra

ministerial departments and

agencies set up to handle

specialized functions

except -----

13. 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.

14. Maintenance of law and

order is one of the ----

duties of a government in a

society.

15. 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.

16. Legislatures are either

_or

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

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

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

20. The fundamental human

rights of the citizens are

defined and enforced by the

-----

21. The law-interpreting organs

of government in Nigeria is

composed of the following

bodies except -----

22. In a ------ legislature there

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

23. The lower legislative

chamber is generally more

popular in character and

broad based in

representation because ----

24. The Economic and

Financial Crimes

Commission (EFCC) was

established by the ------

administration

25. The head of the Executive

arm of government in a

democracy is elected by ----

- votes.

26. Which writ is issued by the superior court and the High court to the inferior court to prohibit a body from proceeding any further with a case in question? _.

27. According to Article III of

the United States

Constitution the ----- is

established as part of the

Federal government

responsibility

28. The Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Arewa Peoples ‘Congress (APC) and Egbesu and Bakassi Boys groups in Nigeria are examples of ethnic

29. This is the first country to

practice the presidential

system in the world: ------

30. The Prime Minister is first

_in a parliamentary system

31. Who presides over the

weekly meeting of the

Federal Executive Council?

_.

32. The mechanism adopted to

defend a country's

corporate existence from

either external invasion or

internal insurrection

includes all of the following

except ------

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

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

35. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level

36. In the parliamentary system

of government, duties like

presiding over important

national functions or

ceremonies, signing bills

into law and addressing the

parliament are

duties performed by the

_.

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

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

39. The following except ------

are the forms of

government identified by

Aristotle.

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

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

42. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

43. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

44. Nigeria became a republic

in

_.

45. The doctrine of separation

of powers means ------

46. There are ------ Local

Government Councils in

Nigeria.

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

48. In Nigeria as well as the

world, when judicial officers

are appointed by the

President/Governors it is

usually on the

recommendation of the

49. The extent and nature of

duties undertaken by

government in the modern

societies are functions of

one of the following ------

50. The authority from which

the Constitution of Nigeria,

1999 (as amended) is

made is contained in the ---

---

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