POL124

1. 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 _.

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

_.

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

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

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

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

9. The Economic and

Financial Crimes

Commission (EFCC) was

established by the ------

administration

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

11. The institution of a nonparliamentary executive is

characteristic of the

_system of government

12. The State is permanent

while the government is ----

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

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

15. Who performs oversight

functions on the Executive?

------

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

17. In Britain, members of the

Upper House, the House of

Lords, are ----- while

members of the House of

Commons are__

18. Maintenance of law and

order is one of the ----

duties of a government in a

society.

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

20. According to Article III of

the United States

Constitution the ----- is

established as part of the

Federal government

responsibility

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

22. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

23. The executive arm of the

government is composed of

all of the following except --

---

24. The legislative arm of

government is composed of

honorable men/women

usually elected from -----

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

The doctrine of separation
of powers is pronounced in
the ----- system of
government.

Nigeria adopted the
American type presidential
system of government in
_.

28. The authority from which

the Constitution of Nigeria,

1999 (as amended) is

made is contained in the ---

---

Preface Proposal Statute Preamble D

MCQ The

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

specific functions of

education, health,

agriculture and works in the

local government.

30. In the ----- model of

democracy there is ‘fusion

of powers’.

31. In a ------ legislature there

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

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

33. The ------ committee

submitted that the

appointment of Chairman of

the Independent National

Electoral Commission

(INEC) should not be made

by the President.

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

35. Democratic governance is

based on the ------

36. Internal communication

deals with the relationship

between the organization

and its ------

37. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.

38. Who presides over the

weekly meeting of the

Federal Executive Council?

_.

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

40. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

41. The state as an entity has

the right to exercise power

over the ----- and the

people.

42. What principle governs a unitary constitution?

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

44. The

is a system of dual

executive in which there is

separation between the

head of state and the head

of government

45. The universal adult suffrage was introduced in the eastern region in the year _.

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

Nigeria operated the
parliamentary system of
government in the
_Republic

48. The Legislature can upturn

the power of assent of Mr.

President by the use of -----

49. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level

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