POL124

1. In Nigeria, the appointment

of judicial officers by the

President or /Governors is

usually subject to

ratification by the -----

2. The civil service in Nigeria is organized into the Federal _service, and the state service.

3. The institution of a nonparliamentary executive is

characteristic of the

_system of government

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

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

6. The

is a system of dual

executive in which there is

separation between the

head of state and the head

of government

7. 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 _.

8. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

9. Montesquieu, the French

political philosopher, held

that States are of -----

types.

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

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

Nigeria operated the
parliamentary system of
government in the
_Republic

13. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

14. The Presidential and

Parliamentary executive

systems are mainly

practised in the ---- and -----

respectively.

15. The _constitution introduced the elective principle.

16. The following are the

characteristics of a state

except ------

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

18. The Babangida’s regime,

experimented with all sorts

of political contrivances

under the guise of -----

19. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

20. The Federal office of statistics and the Planning Commission are working for the collection of information and _.

21. This is the first country to

practice the presidential

system in the world: ------

22. 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? _.

23. The rule – mixed

government is also called --

---

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

25. The ----- specifically

provided for the principle of

division of power and

checks and balances

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

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

28. The state as an entity has

the right to exercise power

over the ----- and the

people.

29. Which of these is an

element of the State ---

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

31. 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.

32. In totalitarian states, the law

is used to serve the interest

of the ----- to the detriment

of the weak.

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

34. In Nigeria, the National

Assembly is the legislature

at the

_level

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

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

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

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

39. The doctrine of fusion of

powers is practised in the

_system of government

40. The President is the ----- of

the Nigerian state.

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

42. The two legislative

chambers in Nigeria is

known as

43. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

44. Montesquieu, held that

States are of three types

namely

,

and

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

46. Which model of

government imbibes some

features of both

parliamentary and

presidential forms of

governments? -----

47. What principle governs a unitary constitution?

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

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

50. In Nigeria as well as in

some other countries, the

fear of electing judges is

premised on the liability of -

-----