POL124

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

2. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.

3. Legislatures are either

_or

4. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

5. The following are the

characteristics of a state

except ------

6. The charging of judicial

salaries based on first line

presupposes the existence

of an existence of a -----

which only the council can

manipulate for a purpose.

7. The authority from which

the Constitution of Nigeria,

1999 (as amended) is

made is contained in the ---

---

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8. The doctrine of separation

of powers could be traced

to

9. The doctrine of fusion of

powers is practised in the

_system of government

10. In the ----- model of

democracy there is ‘fusion

of powers’.

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

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

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

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

15. Public administration is very closely related to the study of political science. True or False

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

17. Internal communication

deals with the relationship

between the organization

and its ------

18. In a ------ legislature there

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

19. 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 _.

20. An administrative/constitutional arrangement in which two or more sovereign and independent states agree to come together to have a central but weak government is known as _.

21. 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? _.

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

23. In the state of nature the life

of man is solitary, nasty,

poor, ----- and -----

24. The state as an entity has

the right to exercise power

over the ----- and the

people.

25. The following are extra

ministerial departments and

agencies set up to handle

specialized functions

except -----

26. Democratic governance is

based on the ------

27. 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.

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

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

30. The electoral system was first introduced in the year in Nigeria.

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

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

33. Aristotle identified ------

forms of government.

34. In the performance of its

functions, the local

government chairperson is

assisted by -----

35. What is the objective of

separation of powers? ------

36. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.

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

38. Who is the foremost authority on federalism? _.

39. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

40. Who performs oversight

functions on the Executive?

------

41. In Nigeria as well as in

some other countries, the

fear of electing judges is

premised on the liability of -

-----

42. The payment of better

salaries to judges

checkmates -----

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

44. The institution of a nonparliamentary executive is

characteristic of the

_system of government

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

46. Montesquieu, the French

political philosopher, held

that States are of -----

types.

47. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

48. 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

_.

49. In Britain, members of the

Upper House, the House of

Lords, are ----- while

members of the House of

Commons are__

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