POL124

1. Nigeria adopted the federal system in the year

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

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

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

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

6. In a parliamentary system,

an elected member of the

legislature becomes a

prime minister, on the

strength of his ability to

command the loyalty of his

former colleagues based on

the

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

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

9. The ------ committee

submitted that the

appointment of Chairman of

the Independent National

Electoral Commission

(INEC) should not be made

by the President.

10. The policy of ‘Divide and Rule’ is treaceable to the _.

11. When a state or

government is in the hands

of a few people, it is said to

be an

12. The direct election of a

president through popular

votes or indirectly via the

collegiate system is known

as

13. The impeachment of the

former governor

_of Oyo State was declared

illegal and unconstitutional

by the Supreme Court

under the Obasanjo

administration.

14. The rule – mixed

government is also called --

---

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

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

17. The Legislature can upturn

the power of assent of Mr.

President by the use of -----

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

19. The following are the

characteristics of a state

except ------

20. The State is permanent

while the government is ----

-

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

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

23. In the state of nature the life

of man is solitary, nasty,

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

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

25. 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 _.

26. Who performs oversight

functions on the Executive?

------

27. The quasi￾parliamentary/presidential

model of executive system

of government is linked to --

---

28. The legislative arm of

government is composed of

honorable men/women

usually elected from -----

29. The two legislative

chambers in Nigeria is

known as

30. 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.

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

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

33. The absolute and unlimited

authority which a State

possesses confers on it ----

34. The Prime Minister is first

_in a parliamentary system

35. Which type of legislature is

good for smaller countries

with relatively homogenous

ethnic nationality?

_.

36. The executive arm of the

government is composed of

all of the following except --

---

37. Montesquieu, the French

political philosopher, held

that States are of -----

types.

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

39. The

is a system of dual

executive in which there is

separation between the

head of state and the head

of government

40. Montesquieu, held that

States are of three types

namely

,

and

41. When the president

withholds his/her assent to

a bill, it amounts to an

exercise of ------

42. In a ------ legislature there

must be concurrence of the

two chambers or houses

before bills are passed into

laws.

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

44. Internal communication

deals with the relationship

between the organization

and its ------

45. The checks on the

actions/inactions on both

Executive and Legislative

arms of government by the

judiciary is known as the

power of

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

47. According to Okwudiaba Nnoli, was at the root of the development of political parties in Nigeria before independence.

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. The President is the ----- of

the Nigerian state.

50. A democratic government

accommodates citizen’s

dissent because it is their

right to ------ against

unpopular government’s

programmes.