POL124

1. The ----- specifically

provided for the principle of

division of power and

checks and balances

2. In the state of nature the life

of man is solitary, nasty,

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

3. The ministerial organization of civil servants is headed by a Secretary.

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

_.

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

6. The doctrine of fusion of

powers is practised in the

_system of government

7. Legislatures are either

_or

8. 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.

9. A

is the machinery through

which the purpose of a

state is achieved

10. What principle governs a unitary constitution?

Nigeria operated the
parliamentary system of
government in the
_Republic

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

13. The following are extra

ministerial departments and

agencies set up to handle

specialized functions

except -----

14. Who presides over the

weekly meeting of the

Federal Executive Council?

_.

15. Montesquieu, held that

States are of three types

namely

,

and

16. The payment of better

salaries to judges

checkmates -----

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

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

19. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

20. This is the first country to

practice the presidential

system in the world: ------

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

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

23. The executive arm of the

government is composed of

all of the following except --

---

24. The separation of the

judiciary from other arms of

government in the

discharge of its

responsibilities

presupposes ------

25. 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

26. Who made

recommendations

concerning the granting of

autonomy to the

Independent National

Electoral Commission? -----

In the parliamentary system
there is
_among the three organs of
government

28. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

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

30. Which type of legislature is

good for smaller countries

with relatively homogenous

ethnic nationality?

_.

31. 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 _.

32. The two legislative

chambers in Nigeria is

known as

33. who defined bureaucracy in terms of its structural characteristics? _.

34. The doctrine of separation

of powers could be traced

to

35. The fundamental human

rights of the citizens are

defined and enforced by the

-----

36. The 1945 general strike, which almost paralysed the economic activities of the colonial power in Nigeria made late Pa Imoudu Nigeria labour _.

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

38. The State is permanent

while the government is ----

-

39. The ----- panel was headed

by the former Chief Justice

of Nigeria -----

40. In Nigeria members of both

Upper and Lower

Legislative Houses are -----

41. The impeachment of the

former governor

_of Oyo State was declared

illegal and unconstitutional

by the Supreme Court

under the Obasanjo

administration.

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

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

44. The institution of a nonparliamentary executive is

characteristic of the

_system of government

45. The Prime Minister is first

_in a parliamentary system

46. What is the objective of

separation of powers? ------

47. Democratic governance is

based on the ------

48. The legislative arm of

government is composed of

honorable men/women

usually elected from -----

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

50. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.